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Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sri Pranaya Kumar S\/O Sanjeeva … vs State Of Karnataka on 12 January, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: V.Gopalagowda And A.S.Bopanna<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\n\nDATED THIS T HE 12'?\" DAY OF JANUARY 2010\n\nPRESENT\n\nTHE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE V. GOPALA \n\nAND\n\nTHE HONBLE MR.JUSTICE..A_.S.BOPAI$1j1\u00a7ZA\":  I\n\nW.A. Nos. 2920\/2009 & 352E:3\/::13jGCI)9II[GI\\\u00abE\u00a7:I{,fCj'A~.,,,IV.i\n\nBETWEEN:\n\nI\n\nSR1 PRANAYA KUIVLAR\nS\/O SANJEEVA S'HF;TT{  ,\nAGED ABOUT 40 YEARS * \n\nTAj';LI.Ri'UA.  WLLAGE' 3:: POST\nKUNDA?U TA1*'UK-  --\nU-D091 DI_STRI0CT._  *\n\nSR1  sRI1N1\u00a72'ASA:_'IKA1,LU RAYA\n\n, As\/0 KALLURAYA-\n..  AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS\n\n\" \"SR1 MEANJUANTHA MLAYA\"\n* -\u00bb _ KO'I;.LU_R-- POST & VILLAGE\n' AK\u00a7;\u00bb1m,A0D:aA TALUK, UDUPI DIST.\n\n SRl.M{:IEIANKUMAR CHERPPADI\n\" S ;o LATE KODOTH NARAYANAN NAYAR\n\nAGED ABOUT 62 YEARS\n\"NARAYANAI\\\/I\", WARD NO. 11 280wA\n\n. ITNEJAR SR1 MOOKAMBHIKA TEMPLE\n\" KOLLUR POST KUNDAPURA TALUK \n\nUDUPI DISTRICT -- 576 220\n\nIV\n\n\n\nSR} K S LAKSHMINARAYANA\nS\/O SUBRAYA K\n\nAGED ABOUT 45 YEARS\nKOLAKI, NITFUR POST\nHOSANAGARA TALUK\nSHIIVIOGA DISTRICT W 577 452\n\nSR1 KRISHNAPRASAD ADYAI\\ITI~IAyA  H  '\n\nS \/ 0 SAN KAPPA ADYANTHAYA\nAGED ABOUT 48 YEARS \n\nJALADI. KATBEZLURU VIIILAGE-I&\"posTI.51:  \" \"\n\nKUNDAPURA TALUK '    I\nUDUPI DISTRICT --- 576 220' \n\nSR1 RAMKRISHNA'HAS\ufb01iLA \"  1'\n\n5\/0 BELLI HASALA' ._  \n\nAGED ABOUT35 YEARS?'    \nKABBINALE.HALL1H\u00bbQLE PQST  I \"- \"\nKUNDApU'I2A'_-TALUKI  \" \nUDUPI..DVIs'IfRI._cr 1  _\n\nSMT.VGQ:IVE?:I. A\n\nw\/0 LAKSEIMANADELVADIGA\nAGEJZD AB0UT_32 Y'E;AI'33S '\nHALLIIRA HO ' BA'W{LADI\nBEJVURUVPOST'. I' \"\n\n_ .KUNDAPLI RAITALUVAKA\n. UDUPI DISTRICT\n\n,   .}{ALPANA BHASKER\n__ \" Ow'\/Q BIIIASIKER\n\" ._ I\u00abAL\u00e9*ijfj'CO\u00a3a\u00a7M\u20ac1S:S1ONER= .. \n\nLTINOU' 'T\u00a7.EI1,l\u00e9J4:C)LT:S'\u00ab$\u00a7:ND cRAR1TAE1,E\nEND-Ov.rM'E:N'TST    ' '\n\nUDUPI D1SfI'F{I.CT.\"LJ:f)\u00bb[JPI\n\n4 SR1 HAR.1KR.1SHNA PUNAROOR\n,,  S \/O LA'TI4;'}]A\"I'ELV VASUDEVA RAO\n  AEOGTSS YEARS\n \"SE1;EHAvAGAL1\"\n~ S \"; TPUNARO_OR POST\n._   TALUK\nA G ' O.K,DiiS*TR1cT-- 578 179\n\n7._5 SR1'; APPANNA HEG-DEE\n\nA.  S\/'O RAMANNA HEGDE\n\"AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS\n-VBASRUR. KUNDAPURA TALUK\nUDUPI DISTRICT\n\n5\n\nN\/\/'\n\n\n\n6 SRI I\\\/EOOKAMBIVIIKA TEMPLE\nKOLLU R. J U NDAPURA TALUK\nUDUPI DISTRICT\nREPT. BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER\n\n(BY SR1 PADUBIDRI MOHAN RAO. ADV. C\/R5,  .0 _\nSR1 K M NATRAJI ADDE... ADVOCATE GENERA1. \"  \nFORRI 01122) I   -1'  A\n\n  .\n<\/pre>\n
THESE WRIT APPEALSARE FIE-LIED UNDETR
\n4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH  RT ACT PR}’.YIN_G’-w7I7O”:SET  I<\/p>\n
ASIDE: THE ORDER PASSED :Ay1*H19: WRIT”PE3Ti”iiION Nos.
\n22583~\u00bb22584\/2009 DATED O6\/Q8;’.20~Q9. 3<\/p>\n
These Appeals  :.f0.i{I_’1f’\u00e91*irnina1″y hearing
\nthis day. V. GOPALA”  ‘J;_’,: __ Fdelivered the
\nfoliowing:     3  <\/p>\n
 Paul, learned senior
\nc03,1nsE:’1_f01f:th-0 Sri K.M. Nataraj. learned<\/p>\n
Addiii0naIIAt!\\\u00bb’00a1eA’E}e:0~\u00e9ral for respondents N0. 1 to 8<\/p>\n
 P.aduI)Ii’dr1′——-\u00abE\u00bb\/Iohan R30. learned Counsel for<\/p>\n
I   C’\ufb01\u00a7’\u20ac’at0r\u00ab\/’IT.\u00e9s.;\u00a7o–n dent N0. 5.<\/p>\n
 A2.’ . “_~v.,_\\7Ve:)i’ie2ve perused the interim order  by<\/p>\n
 mnea Single Judge dated 06.08.2009 in<\/p>\n
” ‘   A  .,\ufb02:w,.P..4_NoI.’2.2 583 \/ 2009 }E.M~RC).<\/p>\n
I\/\/’<\/p>\n
6<\/span>
\nbecome infruc’.i’uous. Further, t.he learned senior<\/p>\n
counsel submits that pursuant to the interim order, the<\/p>\n
Executive Officer is looking after the adflllniSlil’ati(iill”\u00a3iI1(il<\/p>\n
the management of t:he temple which will defeat: <\/p>\n
object’ of nominating devotees to  <\/p>\n
Committee for effective administration and i11lana’gemenr,’<\/p>\n
of the temple.\n<\/p>\n
4. The learned AdCE–iti’onal Vt  V<\/p>\n
Mr. Nataraj sought to~._]ust.ifyl  lno_mination”‘Vof these<\/p>\n
appellant’s-Alto;”m\u00e9i*n\u00a7igir1g'”eon1mitt.ee of the temple
\nstat.iI1gl”_\u00abt.hat.’ tl.lie:.’l”let”te_r’—3ian:it.ten by the Honble Chief<\/p>\n
Minister iriaisi,  Ae.o1*r$trued as 21 special order as<\/p>\n
zur1dler””Seet.ion 25 of the Karnataka Hindu<\/p>\n
 _l_’Rt:lligioi;is;:lnVs\u00a5:_it”i;tic)iis Charitable Endowments Act, 1997<\/p>\n
[f’or._ehoi<t.  5Act.').\n<\/p>\n
 Mr. l\\\/Iohan, learned Counsel for respondent<\/p>\n
 ,Nc>.5?5also sought to justify the order impugned in this<\/p>\n
iv<\/p>\n
7<\/span>
\nappeal by contending that while examining the claim of<\/p>\n
each of the applicants among 106 applicants, the<\/p>\n
appointment of the appeilants herein at the instance of<\/p>\n
the Honble Chief lvlinister is totally nonwapplicrjatiiona:ei”<\/p>\n
mind on the part of the second respondent:  <\/p>\n
the second respondent has on1y”‘aC’ted  leitrtenrg<\/p>\n
issued by the Honble Chief Min.i_ste_r. <\/p>\n
Karnataka and nominated th–e’V”appel1an.ts;V.s he same is<\/p>\n
contrary to the Karnataka GoV’ern1n’e.nt Tran’sact.ions of<\/p>\n
Business Rules 1977   c.o_nst:itti_t.ional scheme<\/p>\n
undeij ;iXrt.licleitv5l  the.tV.Cons_tVitution of India. Further,
\nthe learned placed reliance upon the<\/p>\n
Government’ v_:Or.derd’.dated 22.05.2008 stating that.<\/p>\n
l\u00b0-agai-nst\u00bb-ft:.he* previou’s”committ.ee of management in which<\/p>\n
V’ peie=so.iis were members. against: them, the<\/p>\n
GoVTe1’n;l’1Crli1″ has directed the Lokayuktha to conduct<\/p>\n
 :”enquiry..- against them and submit its report for its<\/p>\n
 l’ , ‘con-sideration. RM<\/p>\n
8 .\n<\/p>\n
6. With reference to the above rival legal<\/p>\n
contentions urged on behalf of the parties. we proceed
\nto answer the same by recording the followmg reasons.<\/p>\n
As could be seen from the impugned ordvei<l.:.:ll"the<\/p>\n
appointment of the appellants is on <\/p>\n
the modification of the interim order passedhyrv   <\/p>\n
Court in Civil Appeal No.5924\/<\/p>\n
Court. on 31.07.2009 vaeated__the'iriterirnvlloiider  <\/p>\n
02.04.2007 insofar as    Act is
\nConcerned. The appoi\u00abnltme'ht ofvlhtliev.a:pppellant.s is under<\/p>\n
Sec:tio;'il\u00a75"gif?,;l1e7\ufb01Aet.:"h.e\u00a3'orel._"lllrnlodifying of the interim
\norder    insofar as the application<\/p>\n
ui1(Z1\u20acr_.Seetlio.\u00a5.il  oft Act. Further. the interim<\/p>\n
'"\u00ab,,orde1:'   the learned Single Judge after<\/p>\n
1 ~..hearing:"t.Al.1e learned Counsel for the parties herein. The<\/p>\n
lea1~*.ned__v'  Judge considered the rival legal<\/p>\n
 l"'Cont.emio'ns and passed order impugned in this appeal<\/p>\n
0' , 0 iii 'exercise of his discretionary power and therefore the<\/p>\n
  …g;ame can not be i11t.erf h for the reason that the<\/p>\n
  _____ <\/p>\n
9<\/span>
\nlearned Single Judge must have satisfied with the<\/p>\n
prima facie case with regard to the ground urged in the
\nwrit’ petitions ehaiiengirig the order impugned in this<\/p>\n
writ petitions.\n<\/p>\n
7. Without expressing any opinion on   ‘<\/p>\n
demerits of the case. We are of the~V.i.ew .thatdthe pa1ftie’;s.V<\/p>\n
can approach the learned Sin\u00e9fe  <\/p>\n
prayer to expedite the 1’1\u20acoE1I’iVI’1’\u00a7.”-f_i.(_”i~3(.,”t.h\u20ac.V\\M[fiJl\u00a7 pet1ti0nV”as’V’this ‘V<\/p>\n
Court’ need not interfere with–. “\u00a3171eh”-~discretiena_ry order<\/p>\n
passed by the Eearned Singie~–Jt;’dgeii’-in..g1’a11ting interim<\/p>\n
order \u00e9ti’t:e1′ ‘exar:=1i’n\u00a2ii’ive–vOi3servati0ns. the appeai stands<\/p>\n
35\/…\n<\/p>\n
Iudge<\/p>\n
Sd\/-I
\nJudge<\/p>\n
K  h\ufb02rip\/bms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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