IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1610 OF 2024 (GM-R/C)

BETWEEN: K R SATISH SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR SRI. VINEETH S, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS S/O LATE K R SATISH NO.4804, 2ND BLOCK, 9TH MAIN, 2ND CROSS, BSK I STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 050.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. ABHINAV RAMANAND A, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AMBIKA H B DEPARTMENT OF MUZRAI Location: M.S.BUILDING, High Court DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI of Karnataka BENGALURU-560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

2. THE COMMISSIONER, KARNATAKA HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS, 4^TH FLOOR, SRI MALAIMAHADESHWARA VARTHA BHAVANA ALUR VENKAT RAO ROAD, CHAMRAJPET, BENGALURU 560 004.

3. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SRI. LAKSHMINARASIMHASWAMY TEMPLE, BALEPET, BANGALORE - 560 053.

4. SMT. LALITHA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS W/O. LATE.K.S.VARADACHAR

5. SMT. B.V. ARUNA DEVI AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, W/O. SRI. K.S. KRISHNANARAYANA DIKSHIT

6. SMT. B.V. ARCHANA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, W/O. SRI. SANTOSH, RESPONDENTS NOS. 4 TO 6 AT NO.201, SRINIVASA TEMPLE STREET, BALEPETE, B