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IN THE HIGH COURT OF AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 17 th DAY OF JUNE, 2016

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.N.SATYANARAYANA

M.F.A.NO.1661/2013 C/W M.F.A.NO.1777/2013

IN MFA NO.1661/2013

BETWEEN:

1. K.N.GOPAL KRISHNA ADIGA S/O. LATE SUBRAYA ADIGA K.N. AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS EX-COMMITTEE MEMBER R/O. KOLLUR KUNDAPURA TALUK .

2. RAMANAN S/O. NARAYANAN JADKAL, TALUK .

3. LAKSHMANA SHETTY S/O. BHUDANNA SHETTY AGE -57 YEARS DEVALAKUNDA VILLAGE AND POST .

4. RAMESH NAIK S/O. MANJUNATH NAIK AGE 56 YEARS CHIKKANASAL KUNDAPUR. ...APPELLANTS

(BY SRI.JAYKUMAR.S.PATIL ASSTS., ADVS.)

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AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE & RELIGIOUS & CHARITABLE ENDORSEMENTS, M.S.BUILDING DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI ROAD BANGALORE – 560 001.

2. THE KARNATAKA STATE HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PARISHAD CHAMARAJPET, BANGALORE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT AND MUJURAHI MINISTER-PIN – 560 018.

3. HINDU RELIGIOUS & CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS IN KARNATAKA, CHAMARAJPET BANGALORE – 560 018. REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY & COMMISSIONER.

4. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS & CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI – 576 101.

5. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS & CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI – 576 101.

6. MOOKAMBIKA TEMPLE KOLLUR KUNDAPUR TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 220. REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

7. RAJESH.K.M. S/O. MAHABALA AGE-45 YEARS PARVATHI NILAYA KOTE BAGILU, THALLURU KUNDAPUR TALUK.

8. SMT.SAVITHA U DEVADIGA W/O. UMANATH DEVADIGA AGE – 40 YEARS MANGNESE ROAD GANGOLI, KUNDAPUR TALUK.

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9. SMT.KALPANA BHASKAR W/O. BHASKAR N POOJARY AGE-42 YEARS ‘MATHA’ NATIONAL HIGHWAY NO.66 GOPADI, KOTESHWAR KUNDAPUR TALUK.

10. SRINIVAS KALLURAYA S/O. K.G.KALLURAYA AGE 50 YEARS SRI. MANJUNATHA NILAYA KOLLURU, KUNDAPUR TALUK.

11. SRI. ANNAPPA KARVI S/O. NARYANA KARVI BAIGAMANE, KARKIHALI P.O. THARAPATHI UPANDA KUNDAPUR TALUK.

12. SRI.KRISHNAPRASAD ADYANTHAYA S/O. LATE SANKAPPA ADYANTAYA AGE 60 YEARS ZALADI, KATTABELTHUR KUNDAPUR TALUK.

13. SRI.JAYANANDA HOBLIDAAR S/O NARASIMHA HOBLIDAAR YADTHARE GRAMA, KUNDAPUR TALUK.

14. DR. ATHUL KUMAR SHETTY LATE BHUJANGA SHETTY MOOKABIKA CLINIC, MOOKAMBIKA PHARMA BELTHOOR KUNDAPUR TALUK. ... RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI.G.RAVISHANKAR SHASTRY, ADV. FOR C/R-10 SRI.P.P.HEGDE, ADV. FOR C/R-12; SMT.B.P.RADHA, GOVT.ADV. FOR R-1 TO R-6; R-8 SERVED)

THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 63A OF THE KARNATAKA HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 22.01.2013 PASSED IN NO.ADM/8CR/346/2011-2012 BY THE HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS IN KARNATAKA, BANGALORE.

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IN MFA NO.1777/2013

BETWEEN:

1. HARIKRISHNA PUNAROOR S/O LATE PATEL VASUDEVA RAO AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SHUBHAVAGALI PUNAROOR POST TALUK D.K. DISTRICT PUNNAROOR – 578 179.

2. SOMASHEKAR SHETTY S/O V.K.RAMANA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS RESIDING AT MAVINAKARU KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT.

3. CHANDRA SHEKHAR BHAT S/O PADMANSHA BHAT AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS RESIDING AT KATEBELTHUR VILLAGE KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT.

4. APPANNA HEGDE B S/O. RAMANNA HEGDE AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS BASAROOR VILLAGE KUNDAPURA TALUK & DISTRICT. ...APPELLANTS

(BY SRI.D.S.MAHESH AND SRI.UMASHANKAR., ADVS.)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE & RELIGIOUS & CHARITABLE ENDORSEMENTS, M.S. BUILDING DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI ROAD BANGALORE – 560 001.

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2. THE KARNATAKA STATE HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PARISHAD CHAMARAJPET, BANGALORE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT AND MUJURAHI MINISTER.

3. HINDU RELIGIOUS & CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS IN KARNATAKA, CHAMARAJPET BANGALORE – 560 018. REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY & COMMISSIONER.

4. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS & CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI – 576 101.

5. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS & CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI – 576 101.

6. MOOKAMBIKA TEMPLE KOLLUR KUNDAPUR TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 220. REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

7. RAJESH K.M. S/O. MAHABALA AGE-45 YEARS PARVATHI NILAYA KOTE BAGILU, THALLURU KUNDAPUR TALUK.

8. SMT.SAVITHA U DEVADIGA W/O. UMANATH DEVADIGA AGE – 40 YEARS MANGNESE ROAD GANGOLI, KUNDAPUR TALUK.

9. SMT.KALPANA BHASKAR W/O. BHASKAR N POOJARY AGE-42 YEARS ‘MATHA’ NATIONAL HIGHWAY NO.66 GOPADI, KOTESHWAR KUNDAPUR TALUK.

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10. SRINIVAS KALLURAYA S/O K.G.KALLURAYA AGE-50 YEARS SRI.MANJUNATHA NILAYA KOLLURU, KUNDAPUR TALUK.

11. SRI. ANNAPPA KARVI S/O. NARYANA KARVI BAIGAMANE, KARKIHALI P.O. THARAPATHI UPANDA KUNDAPUR TALUK.

12. SRI.KRISHNAPRASAD ADYANTHAYA S/O. LATE SANKAPPA ADYANTAYA AGE 60 YEARS ZALADI, KATTABELTHUR KUNDAPUR TALUK.

13. SRI. JAYANANDA HOBLIDAAR S/O NARASIMHA HOBLIDAAR YADTHARE GRAMA, KUNDAPUR TALUK.

14. DR. ATHUL KUMAR SHETTY LATE BHUJANGA SHETTY MOOKABIKA CLINIC, MOOKAMBIKA PHARMA BELTHOOR, KUNDAPUR TALUK. ... RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI.G.RAVISHANKAR SHASTRY, ADV. FOR C/R-12 R-1 TO R-6, R-8, R-11 & R-13 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 63A OF THE KARNATAKA HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 22.01.2013 PASSED IN NO.MDM8/CR346/2011-12 BY THE HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS IN KARNATAKA, CHAMRAJPET, BANGALORE.

THESE APPEALS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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JUDGMENT

These two appeals are filed challenging the

Notification dated 22.1.2013.

2. Admittedly, the term of office of the persons notified as the members of Mookambika Temple

Committee would commence from 22.1.2013 and would be in force for a period of three years from that day i.e. till 21.1.2016. It is seen that, the notice under challenge has spent its life and the term of the members of the

Committee has come to an end as on that day. Therefore, nothing survives for consideration in these two appeals for consideration.

Accordingly, these two appeals are dismissed as having become infructuous.

Sd/- JUDGE

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