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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
KALABURAGI BENCH
DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE R. NATARAJ
WRIT PETITION NO.226437 OF 2020 (EDN-RES)
C/W
WRIT PETITION NO.202274 OF 2014 (GM-ST/RN)
W.P.NO.226437/2020:
BETWEEN:
SRI. SHIVANAND VIDYA VARDHAK SANGH
MASABINAL, TQ: BASVAN BAGEWADI,
DIST. VIJAYAPUR-586203
BY ITS SECRETARY,
SRI. VEERAGONDAPPA M. PARANNAVAR
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. BASAVARAJ KAREDDY, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
EDUCATION,
M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001.
RPTD. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
2.
THE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (EDUCATION) DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
BELGUM DIVISION,
HALIYAL ROAD, DHARWAD-580001.
3.
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR
PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
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OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,
VIJAYAPUR-586101.
4.
THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES
VIJAYAPUR-586101.
5.
THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER
BASAVAN BAGEWADI, TQ: BASAVAN BAGEWADI,
DIST: VIJAYAPURA-586203
6.
NINGAYYA
S/O SANGAYYA CHOWKIMATH
AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS
R/O MASABINAL, TQ: BASAVAN BAGEWADI,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR-586203
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. GURURAJ V. HASILKAR, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT
ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 5;
SRI. B.B.PATIL AND SRI. R.J.BHUSARE, ADVOCATE FOR
RESPONDENT NO.6)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226
AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH
THE ORDER OF RESPONDENT NO.2 DATED 02.03.2020 IN FILE
BEARING
NO.f8/SÁ²C/SÁºÀÄvÀ/C£ÀÄ/25/2011-12/3525
VIDE
ANNEXURE-J
AND
ITS
CONSEQUENTIAL
OF
RESPONDENT
NO.3
DATED
15.06.2020,
IN
FILE
NO.
f2/SÁ¥Ëæ±Á/².«.ªÀ.¸ÀA./ªÀĸÀ©£Á¼À/2020-21/895 VIDE ANNEXURE-
K AND ETC.
W.P.NO.202274/2014:
41 YEARS, SECRETARY,
SRI SHIVANAND VIDYA VARDHAKA SANGH,
MASABINAL, BASAVAN BAGEWADI,
DISTRICT BIJAPUR.
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(BY SRI. B.B.PATIL AND SRI. R.J.BHUSARE, ADVOCATES)
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION
AND THE COMMISSIONER OF STAMPS
7TH FLOOR, BWSSB WING, CAVERY BHAVAN,
K.G.HALLI, D'SOUZA LAYOUT,
ASHOK NAGAR, BANGALORE-560001.
DISTRICT REGISTRAR
SOLAPUR ROAD,
BIJAPUR.
MALLKAJAPPA B. BAGEWADI
MAJOR,
CHAIRMAN,
SHIVANAND V.V.SANGH, MASABINAL,
(A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE
KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960)
TQ: BASAVANA BAGEWADI,
DIST: BIJAPUR
VEERAGONDAPPA M. PARENNAVAR
S/O MALLAPPA PARENNAVAR
MAJOR,
SECRETARY,
SHIVANAND V.V.SANGH, MASABINAL
(A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE
KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960)
TQ: BASAVANA BAGEWADI,
DIST: BIJAPUR
GOLAPPA
S/O SHIVAPPA DEGINAL
AGE: 68 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE
ANNAPPA
S/O MALKAPPA NAGASHETTY
AGE: 58 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE
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7.
GURULINGAPPA
S/O MALLAPPA NAANDI
AGE: 68 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE
8.
DANAPPA
S/O BHEEMAPPA NATEKAR
AGE: 57 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE
9.
VEERANAGOUDAPPA
S/O MALLAPPA PARENNAVAR
AGE: 55 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE
10.
SHIVAPPA
S/O GUTTAPPA PARENNAVAR
AGE: 55 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE
ALL ARE R/O MASIBINAL VILLAGE,
TQ: BASVANABAGEWADI
DIST: BIJAPUR
…RESPONDENTS
ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOs.1 AND 2;
SRI. BASAVARAJ KAREDDY, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT
NOs.3 AND 4;
SRI. R.S.LAGALI, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOs.5 TO 10)
THE
IMPUGNED
ORDER
DATED
29.01.2014
IN
NO.JINOKAVI/SANGHA/18/2013-14 AT ANNEXURE-S PASSED
BY DISTRICT REGISTRAR, BIJAPUR AND ETC.
THESE PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED
FOR
ORDER
ON
07.09.2021
COMING
ON
FOR
PRONOUNCEMENT OF ORDER THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE
FOLLOWING:
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ORDER
Writ Petition No.202274/2014 is filed by a Person
claiming to be the Secretary of a Trust, challenging an
order dated 29.01.2014 (Annexure-S) passed by the
respondent No.2, at an enquiry under Section 25 of the
Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960 (henceforth
referred to as 'the Act of 1960') by which the annual
returns submitted by Shivanand Vidya Vardhak Sangh for
the year 2011-12 and list of committee members for the
2012-13 and the annual returns for the year 2012-13 and
list of committee members for the year 2013-14 of
Shivananda Vidyavardaka Sangha, a society registered as
Reg.No.68/2004-05, was accepted. The petitioner has
also sought for a writ in the nature of mandamus for a
direction to the respondent No.2 to hold an independent
enquiry as regards the audit reports of the society named.
Shivanand Vidya Vardhak Sangha.
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2. In this case, both the Trust and the Society carry
the same name and hence wherever relevant they shall be
referred to as “Trust” or “Society”. The petitioner claims to
be the secretary of Sri Shivanand Vidya Vardhak Sangh
(henceforth to referred as 'Trust' for short) which was
registered as a public trust on 21.10.1971 under the
Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 (henceforth referred to as
'BPT Act, 1950'). He claimed that the Trust had
established an English composite
Junior college
at
Masabinal and new High school at Basavana Bagewadi. He
claimed that the Trust owned land in Sy.No.89 of
Masabinal measuring 05 acres 10 guntas and Sy.No.135 of
B.Bagewadi measuring 01 acre 38 guntas. The Trust was
allegedly receiving enormous amount in the form of grant
from the Government. The petitioner alleged that he along
with 10 members were elected on 05.06.1992 to the
Governing body of the trust for the period 05.06.1992 to
04.06.1994. A report of the change of management of
Trust was filed before the Assistant Charity Commissioner,
which was contested by certain persons. The Assistant
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Charity Commissioner in terms of his order dated
01.07.1994 in Enquiry No.695/1992 accepted the change
in Management, which was challenged by the objectors
before the Charity Commissioner in Appeal No.10/1994
where the parti
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