IN THE HIGH COURT" OF' K5-'»aRNATA}E<ZA AT EANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 3133' DAY OF ASGUST, 20
BEFORE
THE HQN*BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM _r\z1cv:»1A§1'V----1¢<:«::§:.?)1;? '-
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MISC.W. 12331;/2{}{}'9: _
IN _ f. 4
WRIT PETITION NO. 10 1 0,;r*20;<33'* '{G1'Vi.
BETVVEZEN
SR1 GURU OPP<3TH1NA$wAMy...._ _ '
VIRAKTHA MATH VEEEREJ:-I-_AW'A SA§vI{XJA;--..
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CFETRADURGA DISTRICT '- 5 '
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A<;:;fEbAB0UT 55 YEARS
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AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
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S / O PARAM ESI”iWARAPi3A
AG BID ABOUT 39 YEARS
OC’-C: BUSENESS
SRLH S S:–m,IASwAMY
S /0 HAjN”JISI1″)[)APPA
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS.
occ BUSINESS ”
SR1 . NAGARAJ
S/0 PARAMES1~1v:ARzxppA”‘ ”
AGED ABOUT 34 Y–I*3ARS–_
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S / O CE”1ANNAVE3E3RAPP2’X
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
OCC: BUSINESS
14. SRLK C CHAN.NAV’EERAPPA
S / O K C CE-EIANDRAPPA
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
OCC: AGRECULTURIST
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AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
occ: BUSINESS V
NOS. 2 TO 15 ARE MIa:MBF_:_Rs’
AND R/O E*IOSAD_URGATOW.N,’ .,
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PETITIONERS
{BY SR1.PAi),n/LAj:\%;ABf%1A:v§A:fiA:;1’3A4 SRICOUNSEL FOR
SR1. <3 HANDARAKAE'%E:§§'P_i 9 'co UE;AY.: ADV. )
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AGE!) ABOUT 45 YRS
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c:::1_r~1’RADURGA TOWN
” = A .. tact-11*mAI3URGA
“SSRIS K BASAVARAJAN
S/O KARISII)1)AIA}”I
AGE-I) A.E”:3C)LJ’I’ 41 YERS
5%
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CHITRA{}URGA
SRLS M SI”IA[DA.}{SE–IRAEAPI
8/0 S K Mj–XRUE.AIAi*’1′
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
OCC: BUSINESS
ViJA”YA TRADERS
HOSADURGA TOVvӤ.\}
HOSADURGA 577 527
SRLH M SIDDAPPA
S/O H M MAVINALLAPPA _
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
OCC: BUSENESS ‘ ” ‘
VIJAYA TRADERS
ZHOSADURGA TOWN H _
IFEOSADURGA 577 :32?” ‘ -1:
SRLA ‘$4s’i»171135;é_®A1\;zi§;3§>;…._ 11>
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ACEEE} ABiTEJ’T 4,6 ‘EEARS —
0c’:.c,: ‘BUS OWNER ‘ ‘
HOSADU RGA “1′.QWN .__ ” ~ « . ~’
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, S R:£:NxjKA1§uMAR
– -55 / <)..3A1\;ASI1w§A":;1';,I SIDDAPPA
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'V T"OCC_;B{§S1E\§ESS
"' ._£<IOS«.r5;L_3§JR:'GA 577 527
"'-sR:–.;H G I"'IAI;AE3PA
ASHE"! ABOUT 60 YEARS
A. ; RETIRED TEACH ER
.V iMAHAVEERA JAIN" ROAD
HOSADURGA 577 527
S'RI.'I' H ESASAXFAIUKJ .
11.
13.
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EX. M.L.A,
AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
VINAYAKA EXTENSION
HQSADURGA 5?’? 527
SRLD GURUSKVAERJEY
S/O DY&3fv1APPA
AGED ABOUT 5&5 YEARS
OCC: COCONUT MERCHANT
1VIAViNAKA’F1’E VILLAGE” ‘ ~.._
KASABA HOBLE V
HOSADURGA TALUK
SRLR B PRASANNA.._§§’;UM’,?&R;V~_» ”
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 9
OCC:£VIERC}f.i_ANT _ ‘
R.M.C. YARD ‘
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AGED .AE30U3i’:;,:1:5 *ms_, *
SJM TELELKNKS , ‘ .
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HOSADURGAS77
_2<_<: NINGMPA _
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” ..1v%H-Q$2a«:jL11,%<;3A 577 52?
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AGES ABGUT 45 YEARS.
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~ ‘HQ S&DURGA 5?’? E327
SRLC1 PR_AKA$H
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, A
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OCC: MERCHANT
MAHAV-v’E*3ER JAIN ROAD
HOSEXEDURGA 577 527
SRLH N KARISII) DAPPA
S/O SIDDAPPA
AGED ABO UT 55 YEARS.
OCC : MERCHANT
MPQIAVEZER JAIN ROAD
HOSADURGA 577 527 .
SRLH R SHAILESPI
S / O PARAMESHVVRAPPA; _
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS . 4′
HOSADURGA 577′ 527
SRLB B ANKALAPPA~~.__ _ 1- 1′
S /0 BANASIHALLI ”BAsAPPA_” ;
AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, ”
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S/Q .KA:§’AKUPr3[s: MA\£’INALLAPPA
“- /\G=££D’ ABOUT 45 YEARS.
0{:C:.: MERCHANT
H H ROAD, HOSADURGA 5’77 527
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8/0 S K MARALAIAEI
22.
23.
24.
25.
SR} BASAVESWARA STURES
GL-D CANARA BANK ROAD
I-EOSADURGA 57? 52?’
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A6339 ABOUT 35 YEARS J _
ace: MERCHANT T ”
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SRI.8HANKARAPF’A c
S/O SELANKARPPA
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS –
OCC :BUSiNESS ” – V
GANDHI CIRCLE __ .~
HOSADURGA 577 521?, _ ‘
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AGED Agc>i.U:I’ 25′ Y1;;A:2.;s_ ‘ ‘
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BUS ‘:.QEVNER;
—- .. , Ismvgmg TEMPLE STREET
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8/0 H C CHANDRASHEKARAPPA
AGES ABGUT 28 YEARS éa
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28.
29.
30.
31.
OCC : MERCHANT
H H ROAD. NEIAR VEEQRABHAI)’RES}’i”NARA
‘E’EMF’LE
E-IOSADURGA 57’? 527
SRLH N NANJAPPA
s/0 SIDDAPPA
AGED ABOUT 35 Y££ARS
occ ; MERCHANT .
MAHAVEER JAIN STREET ‘
HOSADURGA 577 527
SRLH C. MALLIKARJUNA – V ._
S/O KANAKUPPE CHANNAEEASAPIJA ” .
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS ‘ ‘-
TEACHER _ V
ANCHE SIDDAPPA …:Ns1i<f3N .A *
HOSADURGA 577 52:»)-1 V *
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– ,.Ia”;A3B0U’§”3′:sYEARS
VIVNA Y-APEX E1X’1’E*3NS1ON
V ” “Hg;.;:3A:)’LI.R::}A 577 527′
32, 1′
_ %sI21_. }l1′ i«j_ WJAYA
s/-0 H”1’v’E VIRUPAKS;-iAr>pA
P;G}i-ED ABOUT 25 YRS
MANJ UN’A’I’H AUTOMOBILES
‘T NEW BUS STAND
~ ‘HOSAD URGA
‘ V’ .R2′::3–. 3: R:?.9;’R~
L;
33. SRLR SUD}-IAKAR
S/O K R RANGAI~3’PA
AGEZD ABOUT 37 YEARS
EINGIENEER, \?INAYE\KA .E}<ITENSION
HOSADURG-A 577527.
N082 TO 33 T}-{EMSISLVES
CALLING AS PRESIDENTS, _
SECRETAR1ES AND MEMBERS OF.’ ‘
A) SR1 OPi3ATI~iINASWAMY v1R’U;Rm_3x ~
MATH SEVA SAMI’I’1~-II _
B} SR1 VEISRABHADRA ORVRsf_r:«1ANA”‘
SEVA SAM’1THI *
C) SR1 BASAVANNA I5-¥§V.ARA i:Vp;$*.fr-ILANA
SEVA SAMITHI V
D) sR1vE’ERA$’RA1Vi’A S195,/;{A¢iEAX”{3jI?_ ‘ ‘V
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…RESPONDEN’IS
{BY sIa1v’.RAV1vA1sOZ1A_ KU ‘MAR ; SR. COUNSEL FOR
SR1. O s’qOs}11a_A:._>V.. 1%. R5 3: R31.
SRIOB.sR:;e<mTR.OOxxr":3&s; "ADV. FOR R2, R6. R'? & R9,
SRI.M..MURALE_BABT'O' –"AD"V. FOR R3,
SR1..«I3ALPaKRIS}1'N.Av -SHASTRYM ADV FOR R8. R15. R1921,
is FILE11) UNDER ORDER 47 RULE 'E R/W
S1::s;j?'r1O:3I.":"%;3 1}: OF THE. CPC PRAYING TO I~'J:1CALL THR
" ORDER' DATEI) 15. 1 .2009.
' MISOW. COMING ON FOR ORDERS WIS DAY, Tm:
'C£C)UR'[' MADE) TH E FOLLOWENC}:
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O R D E R
Application by the writ petitioriers is to rettafii the
ardent” dated 15. E 2009 wh.ieh reads tihusz V ‘
”Appa1’ent.ly the petitioners have list
able to estabiish that they a»1je»the _
the Samaj or that they “ham igeelji
to represent the so called’V._p:etiti0ne1*_fSamafV it
in the absence of re1e§’a:<i't"~~riiatefie11 t§.QfIsti"tfitiI'1g'
iegai evidence of the fa_e_tui'that,'petitienversvv52 to
15 have the F€L§1lti:j'Sit(% a;.;t'1"iQi'»ity«.st'0 represent
the IS' petitiozaer, it to accept
counsel that the
p"e.tit.io13'e1"s this writ petition
iiivcujiaiiigv }&rtiVC:ie" of the Coristitution of
V _{ Inclia.
? ..this stage, learned C()1.1I1S€1 for the
submits that the rnatiter was argued
zit” by a very senior eounsel before 21
“i3i’A-Either Jtidge HVGRJ of this Court. If that is
so, the r1’ia.t.te:r reqiiires to be piaeed before the
A Hoiflale the Chief Justice for rieeessary orders
to place the same before the Judge who has
hE38.1″{i the mater.” 4
2. Heard learned S<:r1io'r Counsel for the parties.
3. The. claim of the petitioners’ stem fI°€~}ii’Ti’._7 a
right as devotees to p1′()t(i{.’.t the properties
the deity of a paifieuiar Mutt failing.__oi;:fjSie1.e n_t1′”.le’
jurisdiction of the 7£{ama£:a};ga ».,.I91i.I1’dL1i_’ ‘Re1.’1gioU§
Institutions and Charitable .E§i3.e1o\vxfieIii.s .
4. Ii: is the a1V1eg;’a.i,ion.”of”petitiofiers-«devotees
that the Registration f_O;v5p.othina Swamy
Viruktha Mat}: other Sarnithis
respeci*iveiy* 1iV7;ivde.1*5fl {iie”K:2’1rna’_faR:1 Societies Registration
Act, 1960- are iliegal and the
2″” responEi’erit«S€iva;iiiji”‘of Muruga Muii,. Chiizradurga
211Tlu(fi’ ef_FierV’i’.Qiembe’%’é§ of the Samithi are crlandesniineiy
uxéviiih the assets of the Society, the Cause for
t11i”s… w1f_§i, ‘ peiiiticiii.
A’ According to the learned Senior Counsel for
pet:it,ioners/applieamss, the petfiieziers being the
devotees have every “right to qu.essi,io11 the aui:ho’rii;y of
E
E’)
the 2″‘-* respczmdcm.-Svszamiji as Weii the four
I.’€’giStf3I”€d Salnithis doing ezmzezy with the assets of the
deity.
6. Learned Senioz’ Cmlnsel far.’ V. ‘thv;-3″
2″” reaporldentfiwelmiji C()I1′[€1.1dS that an”
assertion that the petitioners :=,A_haw3:Afja’?_ri;gh’t.. theh
5: W
absence offigdeciaration 0f.»h’th_eir St:-1.t’.t:s, 11’1’e’§,;ghA.have:’; no
right. to question the authorityihfi »1′;hV€ 2¥?d’r(§$}§:0nvdent. It
is contended thath _ _£.’0T’~hs_tream1ine the
administ.ration and mai’:’itei1a:r1r;e,1’o’f Miitt and all the
institfliitions Mutt, the Samithis are
c0nstitm.éd_< lb-3,? thereunder the statute and
thtfi'~?,pefifi'i<)ne1'S?,g;f§¢v:a.r1<;:n of India.
There is c0nsi.cEerabie force in the
:sub’mission of learned senior c<mnse1. for the
" 2"" respr1dent~Swamiji. It is for the petitioraers to
é
§ §’
S€(3’L1I’£?. a ciec1a.1’at.i0z3. of itheir right; as devcwtees of the
deity and Imnce ca1*1m)i: im.-*c>k:e the ext.re1ordi11a.1j;_:Vsgrii.
jurisdictio11. Moreover, file petitioners do 110:”prQfé&§S—-téi—–_ ~
be members of the five Szxmithis .a1″:d..tht:’ref{§f€% ;h3V’sa A1f10′:_ V
locus stancii to present the writ péi.iVt,i’0.1″1A;’
In that View of the find”i1cx_ gO:0d freasons
to recall the order date«:iT1%5;’.11.:;ab9…_’»AA %:»11sc.w.12331/03
is accordingly I’€j–E3jCt€d,”” if _ . v_
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