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IN THE HIGH COURT OF AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF MARCH, 2017

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE A.S.BOPANNA

WRIT PETITION NO.11716/2017 (GM-R/C)

BETWEEN :

Sri Kishore Kumar U.M. S/o U.M. Mahabala Gowda Aged about 49 years Resident of Ulavaru House Village, Taluk D.K. District. Pin Code-574 314. ..Petitioner (By Sri P. Shetty, Adv.,)

AND :

1. The Member Secretary Rajya Dharmika Parishat and Commissioner Department of Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Trust, 3rd Floor, Sree Malaimahadeshwara Vartha Bhavana, Alur Venkatarao Road, Chamarajpet, Bengaluru-560 018.

2. The Deputy Commissioner The Department of Hindu Religious Institutions & Charitable Endowments Trust, District Dharmika Parishat, Mangaluru, D.K.District-575 001.

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3. The Administrator Thodikana Shree Mallikarjuna Temple Thodikana, Sullia Taluk D.K.District-574 314.

4. The Pradhana Archakarau Thodikana Shree Mallikarjuna Temple Thodikana, Sullia Taluk D.K.District. Pin-574 314.

5. Sri Sathyaprasad K.S. S/o Seetharam Naika Aged about 53 years Resident of Gabblkaje, Aletti Post, Thodikana, Sullia Taluk, D.K. District, Pin-574 314.

6. Smt. B.D. Sarswathi W/o late Durgppa Gowda B.K. Aged about 65 years Resident of Bedrupane House Aranthodu Post & Village Sullia Taluk, D.K.District, Pin Code:574 314.

7. Smt. H.B.Malathi W/o H.Bojappa Gowda Aged about 45 years Thodikana, Sullia Taluk Sullia Taluk, D.K.District, Pin Code: 574 314.

8. Sri Balakrishna S/o Koragappa Gowda Aged about 44 years Resident at Kuntukadu House

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Thodikana, Sullia Taluk Sullia Taluk, D.K.District, Pin-574 314.

9. Sri Keshava U.K. S/o L. Koosappa Gowda Aged about 46 years Thodikana, Sullia Taluk Sullia Taluk, D.K.District, Pin-574 314.

10. Sri B. Diwakara Rai S/o Bhaskara Rai Aged about 59 years Aranthodu Village Sullia Taluk, D.K.District Pin Code-574 314.

11. Sri Somashekara Kongaje S/o Ramakrishna Gowda Aged about 43 years Resident of Pengoti House Village, Sullia Taluk Sullia Taluk, D.K.District, Pin Code: 574 314.

12. Sri Kehsava Prasad K. S/o K.Bheem Bhat Aged about 49 years Resident of Prashanta House, Thodikana, Sullia Taluk D.K.District-Pin-574 314. ..Respondents

(By Sri Lakshminarayana, AGA for R-2)

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This writ petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of praying to quash the impugned order issued by the R-1 appointing R-4 to R12 as the Trustees of Managing Committee to Shree Thodikana Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple dated 22.2.2017 vide Annexure-A, etc.

This writ petition coming on for preliminary hearing this day the Court made the following:-

O R D E R

Learned Government Advocate to accept notice for respondent No.2 and to file memo of appearance within two weeks from today.

2. The petitioner is before this Court assailing the order dated 22.2.2017 passed by the Rajya Dharmika

Parishath. Against such order an appeal is provided under Section 63-A of the Karnataka Hindu Religious and

Charitable Endowments Act, 1997. In that view, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this

Court to convert this petition into appeal.

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Leave sought for is granted. Registry to permit the petitioner to do so.

For the statistical purpose this writ petition is disposed of .

Sd/- JUDGE

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