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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD

WRIT PETITION NO. 23117 OF 2025 (GM-R/C)

BETWEEN:

SMT. MANORAMA S SHETTY

AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS,

W/O. B. SHEKARA SHETTY,

R/AT ABHINETRI HOUSE,

KUNJAL HOUSE, BRAHMAVARA,

UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 213.

Digitally

signed by …PETITIONER

VANAMALA

N (BY SRI. A. ABHINAV RAMANAND., ADVOCATE FOR

Location:

SRI. VIJAY KRISHNA BHAT. M.,ADVOCATE)

HIGH

COURT OF

KARNATAKA

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY ITS SECRETARY,

H R I AND CE DEPARTMENT,

AMBEDKAR VEEDI,

VIDHANA SOUDHA,

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BENGALURU 560 001.

2. THE COMMISSIONER,

DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENT,

ALUR VENKATARAO ROAD,

CHAMARAJAPET,

BENGALURU 560 018.

3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER,

HRI AND CE DEPARTMENT,

UDUPI DISTRICT,

UDUPI 576 101.

4. THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY

COMMISSIONER,

UDUPI DISTRICT,

UDUPI 576 101.

5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER,

HRI AND CE DEPARTMENT,

UDUPI DISTRICT,

UDUPI 576 101.

6. SRI. SUDHAKARA GOWDA,

AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS,

S/O. BHOJAGOWDA

R/AT. NADU ACTOLI,

SEETANADI POST, HEBRI TALUK,

UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 112.

7. SRI VARADARAJA,

AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS,

S/O. ANNAPPA,

R/AT. KULAL, MELBANDI MUTT,

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SEETANADI POST,

HEBRI TALUK,

UDUPI DISTRICT-576 112.

8. SRI. HARISH KUMAR,

AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,

S/O. SUNDARKUMAR,

R/AT. BELLARE HOUSE,

SEETANADI POST,

HEBRI TALUK,

UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 112.

9. SRI. SUDARSHAN HEGDE,

AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,

S/O. VITTALA HEGDE,

R/AT. ACTOLI HOUSE,

NALU VILLAGE,

SEETANADI POST,

HEBRI TALUK,

UDUPI DISTRICT 576 112.

10. SRI. MANJUNATH KULAL,

AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS,

S/O. JAYARAM KULAL,

R/AT. MULLADU BAILUMANE,

NADALU VILLAGE,

SEETANADI POST,

HEBRI TALUK,

UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 112.

11. SRI. NAGARAJA,

AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS,

S/O. RAMA HARIJANA,

R/AT. BAILUMANE, NANDALU,

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NALU VILLAGE,

HEBRI TALUK,

UDUPI DISTRICT-576 112.

12. SRI. DHEERAJ HEGDE,

AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS,

S/O. GANGADHARA HEGDE,

SEETANADI POST,

HEBRI TALUK,

UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 112.

13. SRI. VIJAYKUMAR SHETTY,

AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS,

S/O. BHOJA SHETTY,

R/AT. VISHWAN KRUPA,

NADPALU VILLAGE, SEETANADI POST,

HEBRI TALUK,

UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 112.

14. SRI. NAGESH,

AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS,

S/O LINGAPPA NAYAK,

NADPALU VILLAGE,

SEETANADI POST, HEBRI TALUK,

UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 112.

15. SRI. MAHESH NAIK,

AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS,

S/O. NAGAPPA NAIK,

R/AT HURULLI KUMBLI,

NADPALU VILLAGE,

SEETANADI POST,

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HEBRI TALUK,

UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 112.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. B.RAVINDRANATH ., AGA FOR R1 TO R5;

SRI. NATARAJ BALLAL., ADVOCATE FOR R6 TO

R15)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING

TO(A) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF

CERTIORARI QUASHING THE GOVERNMENT

ORDER BEARING NO.KUME-32-MUAB. 2025 DATED

04.06.2025 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 AT

ANNEXURE-A AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE

OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM NO.HRICE-

ADMOADM8/194/2023/E-1191548 DATED

26.05.2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AT

ANNEXURES - B; B) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI

QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED

13.02.2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 IN

PROCEEDING NO.HRICE-

ADM0ADM8/194/2023/E-1191548 VIDE

ANNEXURE- S; C) DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS 2 TO

4 TO ACCOUNT FOR THE SEIZED HUNDIS AND

REFUND THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF HUNDI

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COLLECTION TO THE BANK ACCOUNT OF SHREE

DURGA PARAMESHWARI TEMPLE.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS,

THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner is aggrieved by the impugned

order dated 04.06.2025 as per Annexure-A. The first

respondent has issued this order declaring Shree

Durga Parameshwari Temple, Nandala, Nadpalu

Village, Hebri Taluk, Udupi District - a declared

institution in exercise of jurisdiction under Sections 42

and 43 of the Karnataka Religious Institutions and

Charitable Endowments Act, 1997 [for short, 'the Act'].

The second respondent,

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