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2024 Supreme(Kar) 429

SURAJ GOVINDARAJ
Uttaradi Mutt – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka, Rep. by the Principal Secretary – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Sri. Ameet Kumar Deshpande, Sr. Counsel for Shri. Satish S. Raichur & Shri. Bhushan B. Kulkarni, Sri. Prabhuling K. Navadagi, Sr. Counsel for Shri. Arun Neelopant.
For the Respondents: Shri. Gangadhar J.M. AAG a/w Shri. Praveen Uppar, AGA; Shri. Prabhuling K. Navadagi, Sr. Counsel for Shri. Arun L. Neelopant, Shri. C.V. Nagesh, Sr. Counsel for Shri. H.R. Deshpande, Shri Ameet Kumar Deshpande, Sr. Counsel for Shri. Satish S. Raichur & Shri. Bhushan B. Kulkarni.

Table of Content
1. petitioner seeks police protection for conducting established religious rituals. (Para 1 , 3)
2. arguments and contentions presented regarding religious authority. (Para 10 , 11 , 12)
3. court’s observations leading to legal conclusions and past admissions. (Para 16 , 18 , 24)
4. final determination on the rightful authority over the brindavana. (Para 25 , 27)
5. conclusion and directive on who may perform rituals. (Para 28)

ORDER :

Suraj Govindaraj, J.

1. Shri. Uttaradi Mutt, the petitioner in W.P.No.103982/2023 is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs.

    a. Quash the order passed by the respondent No.4 dated 27.06.2023, in file No. SAM/KAM/MAG:101:2023-24, in so far as the rejection of the application filed by Shri. Uttaradi Mutt requesting to depute sufficient police personnel during the celebration of Shri. Raghuvarya Teerthara Mahimotsava from 04.07.2023 to 10.07.2023 at the Holy Moola Brindavana of Shri. Raghuvarya Teertha, situated in the island named Nava Brindavana Gadde, bearing Sy.No.192 of Anegundi, Tq: Gangavati, Dist: Koppal, the Original order being at Annexure-A and,

    b. Consequently, direct the respondent No.4 authority to allow the application

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