IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3^RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO.1687 OF 2024 (GM-R/C)

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SRI.C.L.PARASHIVAMURTHY S/O LATE SRI. LINGANNA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT NO. 136, KURUBARA STREET CHAMUNDI HILLS MYSURU 570 018 …APPELLANT Digitally signed by (BY SRI. VINAYAKA B VISHNU BATTA, ADVOCATE)

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1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA COURT OF REPRESENTED BY DEPARTMENT KARNATAKA OF HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, 3RD FLOOR MINTO, ANJANEYA BHAVAN A V ROAD, CHAMARAJPET BENGALURU 560 018

2. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT 3RD FLOOR MINTO ANJANEYA BHAVAN A V ROAD, CHAMARAJPET BENGALURU 560 018

3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MYSURU DISTRICT MYSURU 570 001

4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER SRI CHAMUNDESHWARI TEMPLE CHAMUNDI HILLS MYSURU 570 018

5. SRI. PURUSHOTHAMA S/O SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS RESIDENT OF NO. 1111 RAGHAVENDRA NAGAR MYSURU 570 011

6. SRI. MANJUNATH S/O SRIKANTAIAH AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT NO. 135, KURUBARA STREET CHAMUNDI HILLS MYSURU 570 018