The petitioners are before this Court seeking a direction by

issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the 1^st

respondent/Karnataka State Board of Auqaf (8the Board9 for short)

to

take

over

the

management

of

the

2^nd

and

3^rd

respondents/Muslim Orphanage (hereinafter referred to as 8the

4

Orphanage9)) and hold elections from the stage it was stopped in

terms of issuance of calendar events. A further direction is sought

to approve the scheme of management dated 15.07.2021 and

appoint an Inquiry Officer to hold an enquiry to rectify the

illegalities or financial irregularities committed by the existing

committee of management in terms of the representation dated

27-07-2021.

2. Heard Sri R.S. Ravi, learned senior counsel appearing for

the petitioners, Sri P.S.Malipatil, learned counsel appearing for

respondents 1 and 4 and Sri Naveed Ahmed, learned counsel

appearing for respondent No.3.

3. Brief facts that lead the petitioners to this Court in the

subject petition, as borne out from the pleadings, are as follows:-

Petitioners 1, 2 and 4 claim to be patron members of the 2^nd

respondent/Orphanage and other petitioners claim to be life

members of the Orphanage by contribut