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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

DHARWAD BENCH

DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA

WRIT PETITION No.64156/2012

AND

WRIT PETITION No.65824/2012 (GM-CPC)

BETWEEN:

SRI NARAYAN S/O TIPPANNA SUTAR

AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: NIL,

R/O. 1300 BASAVAN GALLI,

SHAHAPUR, BELGAUM.

DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

... PETITIONER

(BY SRI. SHIVARAJ S.BALLOLI, ADVOCATE FOR

SRI SACHIN S.MAGADUM, ADVOCATE)

AND

1.

SHRI LAXMI DEVASTHAN

BY ITS DEITY SHRI LAXMI

CLAIMING TO BE WAHIWATDAR PUJARI

SMT. KAMALA W/O APPANNA SUTAR

R/O. #1296 BASAVAN GALLI, SHAHAPUR,

BELGAUM, DIST: BELGAUM -590001.

2.

SMT.KAMAL W/O APPANNA SUTAR

AGE: 72 YEARS, OCC: PUJARI

R/O. #1297, BASAVAN GALLI,

SHAHAPUR, BELGAUM.

DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

3.

RAVI S/O APPANNA SUTAR

AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: PUJARI & BUSINESS,

2

R/O. #1297, BASAVAN GALLI,

SHAHAPUR, BELGAUM.

DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

4.

SRI RAJENDRA S/O APPANNA SUTAR

AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: PUJARI

R/O. #1297, BASAVAN GALLI,

SHAHAPUR, BELGAUM.

DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

5.

GAJANAN S/O NARAYAN SUTAR

AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: PUJARI

R/O. #1297, BASAVAN GALLI,

SHAHAPUR, BELGAUM.

DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

6.

SHRIKANT S/O VAIJANATH SUTAR

AGE: 21 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT,

R/O. HALAGA, BELGAUM.

DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

7.

SHARADA W/O SIDDAPPA SUTAR

AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: PUJARI

R/O. #1297, BASAVAN GALLI,

SHAHAPUR, BELGAUM.

DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

8.

VISHWANATH S/O FAKIRAPPA SUTAR

AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: PUJARI

R/O. #1297, BASAVAN GALLI,

SHAHAPUR, BELGAUM.

DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

9.

KRISHNA S/O FAKIRAPPA SUTAR

AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: PUJARI

R/O. #1297, BASAVAN GALLI,

SHAHAPUR, BELGAUM.

DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

10.

VASANT S/O SHIVAPPA SUTAR

AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: PUJARI

R/O. #1297, BASAVAN GALLI,

SHAHAPUR, BELGAUM.

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DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

11.

MANOHAR S/O. SHIVAPPA SUTAR

AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: PUJARI,

R/O. 1297, BASAVAN GALLI,

SHAHAPUR, BELGAUM-590001.

(DELETED VIDE ORDER DATED 20.04.2017)

12.

SHANKAR S/O SHIVAPPA SUTAR

AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: PUJARI,

R/O. #1297, BASAVAN GALLI,

SHAHAPUR, BELGAUM,

DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

13.

PARVATIBAI W/O. SHIVAPPA SUTAR

AGE: 86 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK,

R/O. 1297, BASAVAN GALLI,

SHAHAPUR, BELGAUM-590001.

(DELETED VIDE ORDER DATED 20.04.2017)

14.

RAMKRISHANPANTH S/O GOVIND JOSHI

R/O. SARAF COLONY,

TILAKWADI, BELGAUM.

DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

(DELETED VIDE ORDER DATED 20.04.2017)

15.

NARAYAN S/O VAMAN HEREKAR

R/O. BASAVAN GALLI,

SHAHAPUR, BELGAUM.

DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

(DELETED VIDE ORDER DATED 20.04.2017)

16.

VITHAL S/O HARIBHAU HEREKAR

R/O. 1297, BASAVAN GALLI,

SHAHAPUR, BELGAUM.

DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

(DELETED VIDE ORDER DATED 20.04.2017)

17.

APPUNI S/O DEDARI MALAVI

R/O. KHASBHAG,

BELGAUM. DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

18.

DEVAPPA S/O BHARAMANNA GAVADOJI

4

R/O. KORE GALLI,

BELGAUM, DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

(DELETED VIDE ORDER DATED 20.04.2017)

19.

NETAJI S/O NARAYAN JADHAV

AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: CORPORATOR,

R/O. NAVI GALLI, SHAHAPUR,

BELGAUM. DIST: BELGAUM-590001.

... RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. RAMESH N.MISALE, ADVOCATE FOR C/R1-4)

(RESPONDENT NOS.5 TO 10, 12, 17 AND 19 ARE SERVED)

(RESPONDENT NOS.11, 13 TO 16 AND 18 ARE DELETED)

THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES

226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO

QUASH THE COMMON ORDER DATED 22/05/2012 PASSED IN

O.S.NO.212/2011 ON I.A.NO.2 AND 5 ON THE FILE OF IV

ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, BELGAUM AS PER

ANNEXURE-H AND ETC.

THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY

HEARING ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE

FOLLOWING:

ORDER

Though these writ petitions are listed for preliminary

hearing ‘B’ group with the consent of learned counsel on

both sides, they are heard finally.

2.

The legality and correctness of the order dated

22.05.2012

passed

on

I.A.Nos.2

and

5

in

O.S.No.212/2011, w