IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 2111 OF 2025 (KLR-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI. VENKATARAMANA DEVARA TEMPLE HAVING ITS OFFICE AT CAR STREET, MANGALURU - 575 001.

REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING TRUSTEE AND TRUSTEES

1. A. BALAKRISHNA SHENOY S/O DAMODAR SHENOY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MANAGING TRUSTEE OF SRI. VENKATRAMANA TEMPLE

2. M. KIRAN PAI S/O RAGHUNATH PAI AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS TRUSTEE OF SRI. VENKATRAMANA TEMPLE

3. M. SATHISH PRABHU S/O GOPALAKRISHNA PRABHU AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS TRUSTEE OF SRI. VENKATRAMANA TEMPLE

4. K. GANESH KAMATH S/O LATE K. VITTAL KAMATH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS TRUSTEE OF SRI. VENKATRAMANA TEMPLE

5. M. JAGANNATH KAMATH S/O M. MADHAV KAMATH AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS TRUSTEE OF SRI. VENKATRAMANA TEMPLE ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANANDARAMA .K, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE 575 001 REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

2 . THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER D.K. DISTRICT MANGALORE - 575001.

3 . THE TASHILDAR MANGALORE TALUK MANGALORE - 575001.

4 . THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER D.K. MANGALURU MANGALURU-575001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRADEEP