{"id":20202,"date":"2010-08-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-guru-oppothinaswamy-viraktha-vs-the-district-registrar-on-31-august-2010"},"modified":"2014-10-29T15:08:33","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T09:38:33","slug":"sri-guru-oppothinaswamy-viraktha-vs-the-district-registrar-on-31-august-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-guru-oppothinaswamy-viraktha-vs-the-district-registrar-on-31-august-2010","title":{"rendered":"Sri Guru Oppothinaswamy Viraktha … vs The District Registrar … on 31 August, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sri Guru Oppothinaswamy Viraktha … vs The District Registrar … on 31 August, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT\" OF' K5-'\u00bbaRNATA}E<ZA AT EANGALORE\nDATED THIS THE 3133' DAY OF ASGUST, 20 \n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HQN*BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM _r\\z1cv:\u00bb1A\u00a71'V----1\u00a2<:\u00ab::\u00a7:.?)1;?  '-\n\n;\u00a7'\u00a7'm\nMISC.W. 12331;\/2{}{}'9: _\nIN  _ f. 4\n\nWRIT PETITION NO. 10 1 0,;r*20;<33'* '{G1'Vi.\n\nBETVVEZEN\n\nSR1 GURU OPP<3TH1NA$wAMy...._ _  ' \nVIRAKTHA MATH VEEEREJ:-I-_AW'A SA\u00a7vI{XJA;--..\nHOSADURGA  *  '--    .. \nCFETRADURGA DISTRICT '-  5 '\n\nREJPRESENTEB'  ITS; =\n\n1.<\/pre>\n
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\n_ ‘ SEO.  15:15 :NANJU:\\?E3A?PA
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-:2-<:<:: BUSINESS<\/p>\n
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\nAGED ABOUT 50 YEARS<\/p>\n
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\nS\/ O M:M~”if1i.INGAPE-‘A
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\nOCC :AD\\9’OCA’.I’E<\/p>\n
SR1 .H P SATISH<\/p>\n
S \/ O PARAM ESI”iWARAPi3A
\nAG BID ABOUT 39 YEARS
\nOC’-C: BUSENESS<\/p>\n
SRLH S S:–m,IASwAMY
\nS \/0 HAjN”JISI1″)[)APPA
\nAGED ABOUT 52 YEARS.\n<\/p>\n
occ BUSINESS ”\n<\/p>\n
SR1 . NAGARAJ<\/p>\n
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SRLC BASAVARAJ<\/p>\n
 \/O CHIKKAVEERAPPA
\nJXGEI) ABOUT 45 YEARS<\/p>\n
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\nS \/ O CE”1ANNAVE3E3RAPP2’X
\nAGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
\nOCC: BUSINESS<\/p>\n
14. SRLK C CHAN.NAV’EERAPPA
\nS \/ O K C CE-EIANDRAPPA
\nAGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
\nOCC: AGRECULTURIST<\/p>\n
:5. SRLK M 1>ANcHAKs2LARArA_H
\nS\/O K M S}-{IVAIAH ‘
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\nocc: BUSINESS V  <\/p>\n
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\ncH:*rRADURGA..D1s_TRI;CT. * ‘  ‘  ‘<\/p>\n
       PETITIONERS<\/p>\n
{BY SR1.PAi),n\/LAj:\\%;ABf%1A:v\u00a7A:\ufb01A:;1’3A4 SRICOUNSEL FOR
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AND<\/p>\n
1. THE I)’iSTE3l.C”1_’ RE1G’}~S”I’RAR
\n; RE:QIs’1’RAT10.N 0’5′ SOCIETIES
\ng “:.AI’>3P E?_1RMs” A ….. .. v
\nA  cH1.fz*RA:)URGA DISTRICT
\n” A. .c1-.1;’1*RA1)LIRGA<\/p>\n
“-ASRI’:3}::—-I\\:;–xMUR*1’HY MURAGARAJEN BRA SARANARU
\n AGE!) ABOUT 45 YRS
\n‘ SWAMIJI OF MURAGA MATH
\nc:::1_r~1’RADURGA TOWN<\/p>\n
” = A .. tact-11*mAI3URGA<\/p>\n
“SSRIS K BASAVARAJAN
\nS\/O KARISII)1)AIA}”I
\nAGE-I) A.E”:3C)LJ’I’ 41 YERS<\/p>\n
5%<\/p>\n
‘ 2<\/p>\n
6.<\/p>\n
ADMENISTRATOR OF MURAGA MATH
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\n8\/0 S K Mj–XRUE.AIAi*’1′
\nAGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
\nOCC: BUSINESS<\/p>\n
ViJA”YA TRADERS
\nHOSADURGA TOVv”\u00a7.\\}
\nHOSADURGA 577 527<\/p>\n
SRLH M SIDDAPPA
\nS\/O H M MAVINALLAPPA _
\nAGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
\nOCC: BUSENESS ‘ ” ‘
\nVIJAYA TRADERS
\nZHOSADURGA TOWN H _
\nIFEOSADURGA 577 :32?” ‘ -1:<\/p>\n
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\nACEEE} ABiTEJ’T 4,6 ‘EEARS —
\n0c’:.c,: ‘BUS OWNER   ‘ ‘
\nHOSADU RGA “1′.QWN .__ ” ~ \u00ab . ~’
\n}iOSAD}3RGA 577 <\/p>\n
,  S R:\u00a3:NxjKA1\u00a7uMAR\n<\/p>\n
– -55 \/ <)..3A1\\;ASI1w\u00a7A":;1';,I SIDDAPPA<\/p>\n
LA  \u00a3531) AB~\u20ac)UT40 YEARS
\n'V T"OCC_;B{\u00a7S1E\\\u00a7ESS<\/p>\n
"' ._\u00a3<IOS\u00ab.r5;L_3\u00a7JR:'GA 577 527<\/p>\n
"'-sR:–.;H G I"'IAI;AE3PA<\/p>\n
ASHE"! ABOUT 60 YEARS<\/p>\n
A. ;  RETIRED TEACH ER
\n.V iMAHAVEERA JAIN" ROAD
\n HOSADURGA 577 527<\/p>\n
S'RI.'I' H ESASAXFAIUKJ .<\/p>\n
11.<\/p>\n
13.<\/p>\n
SK 0 EL\u00a3a\u00a7’JEjPvIANTHEGOWDA
\nEX. M.L.A,<\/p>\n
AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
\nVINAYAKA EXTENSION
\nHQSADURGA 5?’? 527<\/p>\n
SRLD GURUSKVAERJEY<\/p>\n
S\/O DY&3fv1APPA<\/p>\n
AGED ABOUT 5&5 YEARS
\nOCC: COCONUT MERCHANT
\n1VIAViNAKA’F1’E VILLAGE” ‘ ~.._
\nKASABA HOBLE  V
\nHOSADURGA TALUK<\/p>\n
SRLR B PRASANNA.._\u00a7\u00a7’;UM’,?&R;V~_\u00bb  ” <\/p>\n
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS  9
\nOCC:\u00a3VIERC}f.i_ANT   _  ‘
\nR.M.C. YARD  ‘<\/p>\n
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\nAGED .AE30U3i’:;,:1:5 *ms_, *
\nSJM TELELKNKS , ‘  .\n<\/p>\n
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\n” ..1v%H-Q$2a\u00ab:jL11,%<;3A 577 52?<\/p>\n
14\u00a7""—-\n<\/p>\n
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~ ‘HQ S&DURGA 5?’? E327<\/p>\n
SRLC1 PR_AKA$H
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18.<\/p>\n
17.<\/p>\n
1.8.\n<\/p>\n
19.<\/p>\n
‘AG F31″) ABOUT 40 YEARS <\/p>\n
6<\/span><\/p>\n
OCC: MERCHANT
\nMAHAV-v’E*3ER JAIN ROAD
\nHOSEXEDURGA 577 527<\/p>\n
SRLH N KARISII) DAPPA<\/p>\n
S\/O SIDDAPPA<\/p>\n
AGED ABO UT 55 YEARS.\n<\/p>\n
OCC : MERCHANT<\/p>\n
MPQIAVEZER JAIN ROAD
\nHOSADURGA 577 527   .\n<\/p>\n
SRLH R SHAILESPI<\/p>\n
S \/ O PARAMESHVVRAPPA; _
\nAGED ABOUT 35 YEARS . 4′
\nHOSADURGA 577′ 527<\/p>\n
SRLB B ANKALAPPA~~.__ _ 1- 1′
\nS \/0 BANASIHALLI ”BAsAPPA_” ;
\nAGED ABOUT 65 YEARS,  ”\n<\/p>\n
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\nOLD CAN;”d?;A ‘E3AN=K RO.\u00a3’.{I)’u.   .,<\/p>\n
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\nS\/O\u00ab:3ASAm:~\u00bb1'  "\n<\/p>\n
AGEDABOU”F_4E3.Y\u00a73A_.RS.
\n.\u00a5EMPLOYE_Ev.f ‘ <\/p>\n
..4.%5R1*GURU’ 0.P;>A’r:,\u00bb11N’AswAMY CREDIT\n<\/p>\n
– can01~>E;12m’1v’\u00a3\u00ab:”‘s0c1EIY (R)
\n 1v}:Qs.Ap15′-RQA 577 527<\/p>\n
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\n“- \/\\G=\u00a3\u00a3D’ ABOUT 45 YEARS.<\/p>\n
0{:C:.: MERCHANT<\/p>\n
 H H ROAD, HOSADURGA 5’77 527<\/p>\n
‘ ‘ * ESEQI.C1AiANN.:3&3AS.AVAIA}–I<\/p>\n
8\/0 S K MARALAIAEI<\/p>\n
22.<\/p>\n
23.<\/p>\n
24.<\/p>\n
25.<\/p>\n
SR} BASAVESWARA STURES
\nGL-D CANARA BANK ROAD
\nI-EOSADURGA 57? 52?’<\/p>\n
sR1.N T MANJUNAT\u00a5\u00a3<\/p>\n
S\/(I) N R “I’E~’.\u00a3IMMAPPA-<\/p>\n
A6339 ABOUT 35 YEARS J  _
\nace: MERCHANT T ”\n<\/p>\n
ISI-{WARA TEMPLE STREET
\nHQSADURGA 57′? 52?\n<\/p>\n
SRI.8HANKARAPF’A c<\/p>\n
S\/O SELANKARPPA
\nAGED ABOUT 40 YEARS  –\n<\/p>\n
OCC :BUSiNESS ” – V
\nGANDHI CIRCLE __   .~
\nHOSADURGA 577 521?, _  ‘<\/p>\n
SRLH M     .’
\n8\/0 H M i\\\u00e9i{%xE%fxIg.fXSI1}–Dr3xI?E3A  g
\nAGED Agc>i.U:I’ 25′ Y1;;A:2.;s_  ‘ ‘
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HH RO1%;I3[_.. H    _ .\n<\/p>\n
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sR1KB;a$A*zA\u00a7&A5A.’. \u00b0  _.
\nAGED A”f3.{_}U’if’. 28 YEARS<\/p>\n
..\u00abE’.MP{.OYEE’ _ _
\n v-SR2.’-fgrmu OPP;*&1;’Ei1E\u20acASWAJvP{ CREDIT
\n‘ v .. (;Q~QFE\u00a5~{A’I’1VE SOCEITY’ (R)<\/p>\n
‘  V _ }iQ}3AI;>E}EC\u00a7\u00a7A 5?? 52’;<\/p>\n
26. ._<\/p>\n
4\u00bb:\n<\/p>\n
43 .\n<\/p>\n
_”SR1fsi3′:?\u00a2\u00a7sH
\n“S\/() SE MURUGENBRAIAH<\/p>\n
BUS ‘:.QEVNER;\n<\/p>\n
—-  .. ,  Ismvgmg TEMPLE STREET
\n”  ‘E_{osA9U’RGA 577 52.?<\/p>\n
SRE’.{}1R’i
\n8\/0 H C CHANDRASHEKARAPPA
\nAGES ABGUT 28 YEARS \u00e9a
\nIi’; ‘*3<\/p>\n
28.<\/p>\n
29.<\/p>\n
30.<\/p>\n
31.<\/p>\n
OCC : MERCHANT<\/p>\n
H H ROAD. NEIAR VEEQRABHAI)’RES}’i”NARA
\n‘E’EMF’LE<\/p>\n
E-IOSADURGA 57’? 527<\/p>\n
SRLH N NANJAPPA<\/p>\n
s\/0 SIDDAPPA<\/p>\n
AGED ABOUT 35 Y\u00a3\u00a3ARS<\/p>\n
occ ; MERCHANT   .\n<\/p>\n
MAHAVEER JAIN STREET ‘
\nHOSADURGA 577 527<\/p>\n
SRLH C. MALLIKARJUNA  – V ._
\nS\/O KANAKUPPE CHANNAEEASAPIJA ”   .
\nAGED ABOUT 40 YEARS  ‘  ‘-\n<\/p>\n
TEACHER     _ V
\nANCHE SIDDAPPA  …:Ns1i<f3N   .A *
\nHOSADURGA 577 52:\u00bb)-1 V  *  <\/p>\n
S\/O HARE, 1fHIMMAPPA _ j ,
\nAGb:D%ABgj'm*'4:a Y'E..\ufb02zg-Rs  " V. "
\nOCC ; RA(3–E5iijRADER  ~ <\/p>\n
Ni;W'–BuS 'Sif'AI\u00a7D_
\nHOSADURGA'5_f'?T?'  <\/p>\n
SRLH  1\\a AN;I'–uNA'\u00a7f'F{
\n.. 5\/0 T H BASAVARAJ\n<\/p>\n
–  ,.Ia”;A3B0U’\u00a7”3′:sYEARS<\/p>\n
VIVNA Y-APEX E1X’1’E*3NS1ON<\/p>\n
V ” “Hg;.;:3A:)’LI.R::}A 577 527′<\/p>\n
32, 1′<\/p>\n
_ %sI21_. }l1′ i\u00abj_ WJAYA
\n s\/-0 H”1’v’E VIRUPAKS;-iAr>pA<\/p>\n
P;G}i-ED ABOUT 25 YRS
\nMANJ UN’A’I’H AUTOMOBILES<\/p>\n
‘T   NEW BUS STAND<\/p>\n
~ ‘HOSAD URGA<\/p>\n
‘ V’  .R2′::3–. 3: R:?.9;’R~ <\/p>\n
L;\n<\/p>\n
33. SRLR SUD}-IAKAR
\nS\/O K R RANGAI~3’PA<\/p>\n
AGEZD ABOUT 37 YEARS
\nEINGIENEER, \\?INAYE\\KA .E}<ITENSION
\nHOSADURG-A 577527.\n<\/p>\n
N082 TO 33 T}-{EMSISLVES
\n CALLING AS PRESIDENTS,   _
\nSECRETAR1ES AND MEMBERS OF.’ ‘ <\/p>\n
A) SR1 OPi3ATI~iINASWAMY v1R’U;Rm_3x ~
\nMATH SEVA SAMI’I’1~-II  _  <\/p>\n
B} SR1 VEISRABHADRA ORVRsf_r:\u00ab1ANA”‘
\nSEVA SAM’1THI     *<\/p>\n
C) SR1 BASAVANNA I5-\u00a5\u00a7V.ARA i:Vp;$*.fr-ILANA
\nSEVA SAMITHI  V     <\/p>\n
D) sR1vE’ERA$’RA1Vi’A S195,\/;{A\u00a2iEAX”{3jI?_ ‘  ‘V
\nr\u00bb1OsAOO,Rc;RA:rOWN’;_ ~ ‘
\n     …RESPONDEN’IS<\/p>\n
{BY sIa1v’.RAV1vA1sOZ1A_ KU ‘MAR ; SR. COUNSEL FOR<\/p>\n
SR1. O s’qOs}11a_A:._>V.. 1%. R5 3: R31.
\nSRIOB.sR:;e<mTR.OOxxr":3&s; "ADV. FOR R2, R6. R'? & R9,
\nSRI.M..MURALE_BABT'O' –"AD"V. FOR R3,<\/p>\n
SR1..\u00abI3ALPaKRIS}1'N.Av -SHASTRYM ADV FOR R8. R15. R1921,<\/p>\n
    is FILE11) UNDER ORDER 47 RULE 'E R\/W<\/p>\n
S1::s;j?'r1O:3I.":"%;3 1}: OF THE. CPC PRAYING TO I~'J:1CALL THR<\/p>\n
" ORDER' DATEI) 15. 1 .2009.<\/p>\n
'    MISOW. COMING ON FOR ORDERS WIS DAY, Tm:<\/p>\n
   'C\u00a3C)UR'[' MADE) TH E FOLLOWENC}:<\/p>\n
94<\/span>
\n34-5<\/p>\n
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In
\nO R D E R
\nApplication by the writ petitioriers is to retta\ufb01i the
\nardent” dated 15. E 2009 wh.ieh reads tihusz V ‘<\/p>\n
”Appa1’ent.ly the petitioners have list   <\/p>\n
able to estabiish that they a\u00bb1je\u00bbthe _<\/p>\n
the Samaj or that they “ham igeelji <\/p>\n
to represent the so called’V._p:etiti0ne1*_fSamafV it<\/p>\n
in the absence of re1e\u00a7’a:<i't"~~riiatefie11 t\u00a7.QfIsti"tfitiI'1g'
\niegai evidence of the fa_e_tui'that,'petitienversvv52 to
\n15 have the F\u20acL\u00a71lti:j'Sit(% a;.;t'1"iQi'\u00bbity\u00ab.st'0 represent<\/p>\n
the IS' petitiozaer, it   to accept<\/p>\n
   counsel that the
\np"e.tit.io13'e1"s  this writ petition
\niiivcujiaiiigv }&rtiVC:ie"  of the Coristitution of<\/p>\n
V _{ Inclia.\n<\/p>\n
?   ..this stage, learned C()1.1I1S\u20ac1 for the
\n   submits that the rnatiter was argued
\nzit”  by a very senior eounsel before 21
\n“i3i’A-Either Jtidge HVGRJ of this Court. If that is<\/p>\n
 so, the r1’ia.t.te:r reqiiires to be piaeed before the
\nA Hoi\ufb02ale the Chief Justice for rieeessary orders
\nto place the same before the Judge who has
\nhE38.1″{i the mater.” 4<\/p>\n
2. Heard learned S<:r1io'r Counsel for the parties.<\/p>\n
3. The. claim of the petitioners’ stem fI\u00b0\u20ac~}ii’Ti’._7 a<\/p>\n
right as devotees to p1′()t(i{.’.t the properties  <\/p>\n
the deity of a pai\ufb01euiar Mutt failing.__oi;:fjSie1.e n_t1′”.le’<\/p>\n
jurisdiction of the 7\u00a3{ama\u00a3:a};ga \u00bb.,.I91i.I1’dL1i_’ ‘Re1.’1gioU\u00a7<\/p>\n
Institutions and Charitable .E\u00a7i3.e1o\\vxfieIii.s . <\/p>\n
4. Ii: is the a1V1eg;’a.i,ion.”of”petitio\ufb01ers-\u00abdevotees
\nthat the Registration f_O;v5p.othina Swamy<\/p>\n
Viruktha Mat}:    other Sarnithis<\/p>\n
respeci*iveiy* 1iV7;ivde.1*5\ufb02 {iie”K:2’1rna’_faR:1 Societies Registration<\/p>\n
Act, 1960-  are iliegal and the<\/p>\n
2″” responEi’erit\u00abS\u20aciva;iiiji”‘of Muruga Muii,. Chiizradurga<\/p>\n
 211Tlu(fi’ ef_FierV’i’.Qiembe’%’\u00e9\u00a7 of the Samithi are crlandesniineiy<\/p>\n
 ux\u00e9viiih the assets of the Society, the Cause for<\/p>\n
t11i”s… w1f_\u00a7i, ‘ peiiiticiii.<\/p>\n
A’   According to the learned Senior Counsel for<\/p>\n
 pet:it,ioners\/applieamss, the pet\ufb01ieziers being the<\/p>\n
devotees have every “right to qu.essi,io11 the aui:ho’rii;y of<\/p>\n
E<\/p>\n
E’)<\/p>\n
the 2″‘-* respczmdcm.-Svszamiji as Weii  the four
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