- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2000 WP No. 5178 of 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO.5178 OF 2008 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: 1. SRI MALATESH GUDDA PUJAR, AGED 57 YEARS, OCC. CHIEF ARCHAK AND MEMBER, SHRI MALATESH TEMPLE COMMITTEE, DEVARAGUDDA, TALUK. RANEBENNUR, DISTRICT. HAVERI. 2. SRI MAHADEV SHESHAGIRI RAO KULKARNI, AGED 69 YEARS, S/O. S.M. KULKARNI, NO.310, II BLOCK, 5TH MAIN ROAD, BASAVESHWARA NAGAR III STAGE, BANGALORE-560079. 3. SRI G.M. PATIL, MAJOR, AGED 80 YEARS, PRESIDENT, TEMPLE COMMITTEE, DEVARAGUDDA, RANEBENNUR, DIST. HAVERI. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GIRISH A.YADWAD, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS, VIKAS SOUDHA, BANGALORE. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2000 WP No. 5178 of 2008 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS, CHAMARAJAPET, BANGALORE. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, RANEBENNUR, TALUK, RANEBENNUR, DISTRICT. HAVERI. 4. SRI. MYLAPPA MUDIYAPPA UDAGUR S/O. SRI MUDIYAPPA UDAGUR, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, A GRICULTURIST AND DEVOTEE SHREE MATHESH MYLARALINGESHWARA TEMPLE AT DEVARAGUDDDA, RANEBENNUR, DIST. HAVERI. 5. DEVAPPA S/O. GOUDAPPA VASARAD, AGE. 32 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. DEVARAGUDDA, TQ. RANEBENNUR, DIST. HAVERI. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S.HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. H. KANTHARAJA, ADVOCATE FOR R4; SRI. F.V. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THI WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR ORDER QUASHING THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION AT ANNEXURE-A DATED 20.12.2007 ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT IN NO.MUZRAI/VAHI/19/2007-08 IN SO FAR AS SRI MALTHESH TEMPLE OF DEVARGUDDA IS CONCERNED AND ETC.,. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2000 WP No. 5178 of 2008 ORAL ORDER A memo is filed by the learned counsel for the petitioners seeking permission to withdraw the writ petition. 2. The memo is taken on record. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. i. All I.As. in this writ petition shall stand closed. Sd/- JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI YAN CT: UMD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10.1