- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:895 WP No. 38808 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 38808 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: 1. SREE BHAVABARUSHI PADMAPEETHA MAHASAMSTHANA(R), NO. 16, 5TH MAIN, AGRAHARA DASARAHALLI, BASAVESHWARANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 079. REPRESENTED BY ITS GEN. SECRETARY, MR. B. P. GOPIKRISHNA. CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS NO. 87/1, 5TH CROSS, RAMADASA LAYOUT, JAVAREGOWDA NAGARA, R.R. NAGAR, BENGALURU SOUTH, BENGALURU-560 098. 2. SHRI D. KRISHNIAH AGED 77 YEARS, PRESIDENT, SREE BHAVABARUSHI PADMAPEETHA MAHASAMSTHANA(R), NO. 16, 5TH MAIN, AGRAHARA DASARAHALLI, BASAVESHWARANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 079. CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS NO. 87/1, 5TH CROSS, RAMADASA LAYOUT, JAVAREGOWDA NAGARA, R.R. NAGAR, BENGALURU SOUTH, BENGALURU-560 098. 3. SHRI D. SRIIVASAMURTHY S/O LATE DASAPPA, AGED 77 YEARS, Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:895 WP No. 38808 of 2025 TRUSTEE OF SHREE KALYANA VENKATESHWARASWAMY TEMPLE TRUST (SKVVT) NO. 24, 8TH CROSS, NEAR MARAMMA TEMPLE, MAGADI ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 023. 4. SHRI D. HARISH S/O LATE R. DASAPPA, AGED 53 YEARS, TRUSTEE OF SHREE KALYANA VENKATESHWARASWAMY TEMPLE TRUST(SKVVT) NO. 11, 2ND CROSS, P.S. LANE, COTTONPETE, BENGALURU – 560 053. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. DANAPPA.P.PANIBHATE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI N GANESH S/O LATE K. P. M. NANJAPPA AGED 61 YEARS NO. 1350, 10TH MAIN, VIJAYANAGAR BENGALURU – 560 040. 2. SHRI PRAKASH K. S/O KODANDARAMAIAH AGED 65 YEARS NO. 552, 6TH CROSS, 9TH BLOCK, NAGARABHAVI 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU – 560 072. 3. SHRI V. R. SRIDHARA S/O RAMAIAH VENKATARAMAIAH AGED 71 YEARS NO. 366, MATHRUSHREE NILAYA, 57TH ‘C’ CROSS, NEAR RAMAMANDIR TEMPLE, RAJAJINAGAR, 3RD BLOCK, BENGALURU – 560 010. 4. SHRI GOVARDHANA S/O U. L. SRINIVASAIAH AGED 66 YEARS NO. 259/A, 3RD MAIN, 5TH CROSS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:895 WP No. 38808 of 2025 1ST STAGE, 6TH PHASE, WOC ROAD, MAHAGANAPATHINAGAR, RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU-560 010. 5. SHRI T. NARAYANA MURTHY S/O THIMMARAYAPPA H. AGED 73 YEARS NO. 342, 2ND FLOOR, 6TH MAIN, KHB COLONY, 1ST STAGE, BASAVESHWARANAGAR BENGALURU-560 079. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.R. RAJAGOPAL, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. P. ANAND, ADVOCATE C/R-1, R-2 TO 5) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH MISCELLANEOUS PETITION NO. 148/2025 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, AS BEING NOT MAINTAINABLE IN LAW, WITHOUT JURISDICTION, AND AN ABUSE OF THE PROCESS OF COURT, FOR THE REASONS STATED IN THE MEMORANDUM OF FACTS AND GROUNDS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioner seeks for the following reliefs:- “ (i) Quash Miscellaneous Petition No.148/2025 on the file of the Principal District & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, as being not maintainable in law, without jurisdiction, and an abuse of the process of Court, for the reasons stated in the Memorandum of Facts and Grounds. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:895 WP No. 38808 of 2025 (ii) Consequently quash the impugned ex-parte interim order dated:16.12.2025 passed in Miscellaneous Petition No.148/2025, and all further proceedings arising there form. (iii) Grant a decree of permanent injunction restraining the Respondents, their agents, or any persons claiming through them from; (a) Acting representing, or holding themselves out as Trustees, representatives, or office- bearers of Shree Kalyana Venkateshwaraswamy Temple Trust (SKVTT); (b) From collecting donations, issuing announcements, using the Trust name, operating or accessing Trust bank accounts, circulating Account No. and QR codes, or in any manner dealing with the affairs, funds, or properties of the Trust. (iv) Issue a direction to the jurisdictional Janabharathi Police Station to grant necessary permission and provide adequate police protection to the Petitioner Association for peacefully organizing and conducting the Vaikuntha Ekadashi celebration scheduled on 30.12.2025, without obstruction or interference from the Respondents or any other persons. (v ) Grant such other and further reliefs as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit, just, and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity.” - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:895 WP No. 38808 of 2025 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Senior counsel for the respondents and perused the material on record. 3. After arguing the matter for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the proceedings in Misc.No.148/2025 pending on the file of Prl.District and Sessions Judge, Bangalore Rural District, Bangalore, has been posted on 19.01.2026 for appearance of the petitioner. It is submitted that if the trial court is directed to pre-pone the matter from 19.01.2026 to 12.01.2026, the petitioner would file written statement, objections, documents etc., on that day and the trial court may be directed to consider and pass appropriate orders on merits on I.A.Nos.1 and 2 filed by the respondents – petitioners as expeditiously as possible. 4. Per contra, learned Senior Counsel for the respondents submits that the respondents – petitioners before the trial court do not have any objection for the aforesaid Misc.No.148/2025 to be preponed from 19.01.2026 to 12.01.2026 and necessary directions be issued for expeditious disposal of I.A.Nos.1 and 2 in accordance with law. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:895 WP No. 38808 of 2025 5. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, I pass the following: ORDER (i) Petition is hereby disposed of. (ii) The trial court is directed to prepone / advance the matter in Misc.No.148/2025 from 19.01.2026 to 12.01.2026. (iii) Liberty is reserved in favour of the petitioner to file appropriate advancement / preponement application before the trial court for enabling such advancement / preponement from 19.01.2026 to 12.01.2026, on which date, the petitioner shall file written statement, objections, documents etc., pursuant to which, the trial court shall consider and pass appropriate orders on I.A.Nos. 1 and 2 and Misc.No.148/2205 within a period of two weeks from 12.01.2026. (iv) All rival contentions between the parties are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the merits / demerits of the rival contentions. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE Srl.