IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 30567 OF 2025 (GM-R/C)

BETWEEN:

SRI.K. YATHIRAJAN AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS S/O SRI KESHAVACHAR R/O. T. VENKATAPURA THALAKAYALBETTA SIDLAGHATTA TALUK CHIKKABALAPURA DISTRICT - 562 125.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. R A CHANDRASHEKARA REDDY., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE COMMISSIONER FOR THE HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS BANGALORE.

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT CHIKKABALLURA - 562 101.

3. THE TAHSILDAR SHIDLAGHATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 562 105.

4. SRI G.K. VASUDEV SON IN LAW OF LATE SRI S.V. KESHAVABATTACHARYA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS RESIDING AT T. VENKATAPURA SRI VENKATARAMANASWAMY TEMPLE THALAKAYALABETTA, SIDLAGHATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 562 105.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B. RAVINDRANATH., AGA FOR R1 TO R3;

SRI. HARISHCHANDRA MOVVAR., ADVOCATE FOR C/R4)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDERS PASSED BY THE R-1 BEARING REFERENCE NO. ADM.7/AP25/2023- 24 DATED 24.07.2025 VIDE ANNX-A; ISSUE A WRIT OF PROHIBITION RESTRAINING R-1 TO 3 FROM EXERCISI