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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

DHARWAD BENCH

DATED THIS THE 07^th DAY OF JULY 2021

BEFORE

THE HON9BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T.NARENDRA PRASAD

WRIT PETITION No.101846/2021 (GM-R/C)

BETWEEN:

GANAPATI S/O. PARAMESHWAR BHAT

AGE. 40 YEARS,

OCC. HEREDIETARY PRIEST

AND TRUSTEE OF

MATOBARA SHRI MURDESHWAR TEMPLE,

MURDESHWAR,

R/O. KORLIKAN, DIVAAGERI,

MURDESHWAR, TQ. BHATKAL,

DIST. UTTARA KANNADA.

...Petitioner

(By Sri.JAGADISH PATIL, ADV.)

AND

1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

MUZRAI DEPARTMENT,

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,

DR. B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI,

BENGALURU 560001

2 . RAJYA DHARMIKA PARISHAD

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,

HINDU RELIGIOUS AND

CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT,

2ND FLOOR, SRI MINTO ANJANEYA BHAVAN,

ALUR VENKATRAO ROAD,

CHAMRAJAPETE, BENGALURU 560019.

3 . THE COMMISSIONER

HINDU RELIGIOUS AND

CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT,

2ND FLOOR, SRI MINTO ANJANEYA BHAVAN,

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ALUR VENKATRAO ROAD,

CHAMRAJAPETE, BENGALURU 560019.

4 . THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT,

UTTARA KANNADA 581320

5 . THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

BHATKAL SUB-DIVISION,

UTTARA KANNADA 581320

6.

THE TAHASILDAR

BHATKAL,

UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT 581320

&&Respondents

(By SMT.VIDYAVATHI C KOTTURSHETTAR, AAG AND

(SRI.SHIVAPRABHU S HIREMATH, AGA FOR R1 TO 6)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT

IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING IMPUGNED ORDER

DATED 23.03.2021 BEARING NO.GB.DVS/CR-12/2015-16 MADE BY

RESPONDENT NO.4 VIDE ANNEXURE-S.

THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR HEARING ON

INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE

FOLLOWING:

ORDER

In this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the

order dated 23.03.2021 passed by the 4^th respondent vide

Annexure-S appointing an Administrator to Matobara Shri

Murdeshwar Temple, Murdeshwar, Batkal taluk.

2.

The main contention which has been contended

by the petitioner is that, this temple is notified as 8A-Grade9

temple. The competent authority which appoints an

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Administrator to the said temple is the Rajya Dharmika

Parishat. Hence, Annexure-S passed by the 4^th respondent

is without authority of law.

3.

Today, learned Additional Advocate General has

filed a memo enclosing copy of the order passed by the 3^rd

respondent-Commissioner dated 30.06.2021. The same is

taken on record.

4.

Pursuant to that proceedings passed by the 2^nd

respondent-Rajya Dharmika Parishad, the 3^rd respondent-

Commissioner has passed the order dated 30.06.2021

appointing an Administrator to Matobara Shri Murdeshwar

Temple, Murdeshwar, Batkal taluk.

5.

In view of the above, the relief sought for by the

petitioner will not survive for consideration. Accordingly,

the above writ petition is disposed off reserving liberty to

the petitioner to challenge the order dated 30.06.2021

before appropriate legal authority.

Sd/-

JUDGE

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