KAHC010085932008_1

High Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: BENGALURU
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KAHC010085932008_1

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2018 LawText (KAR) (08) 29

Writ Petition No.30609/2008 (GM-R/C) along with W.A.Nos.1477/2008 & 1286-1310/2011, W.P.Nos.11734/2008, 12612/2008, 14097/2008, 31026/2008, W.A.No.6121/2010, W.P.No.60096/2010

2018-08-10

B.V. Nagarathna, Aravind Kumar

S.S. Naganand, Arjun Rao, Maithreyi Bhat, Madhusudhan R. Naik, Vivek Holla, A.G. Holla, K.G. Raghavan, Ganapathi Hegde, P.N. Manmohan, K. Govinda Raj, Arun Shyam, Dinesh Muralidhar Bhat, A.R. Laxmi, G.N. Narasammanavar, Shamsundar S. Karanth, H. Subramanya Jois, B.S. Vijayalakshmi, K.C. Shantha Kumar, Rajanikant Kulkarni, Gowtham Chand, P.N. Rajeshwar, H.R. Narayana Rao, Abhinav Ramanand, S. Vijay Shankar, M.V. Vedachala

Sri Samsthana Mahabaleshwara Devaru (Trust) and Balachandra Vigneshwara Dixit

Secretary, Revenue Department (Endowment), State of Karnataka, Commissioner for Religious and Charitable Endowment, Deputy Commissioner Karwar, Assistant Commissioner Kumta, Sri Ramachandrapura Mutt, Srikshetra Gokarna Upadivant Mandal, Koota Mahajaggathu

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Nature of Litigation

Writ petitions and appeals challenging a government order that transferred the administration and properties of Sri Mahabaleshwara Temple at Gokarna from its existing board of trustees to the Ramachandrapura Mutt.

Remedy Sought

Quashing of the government order dated 12.08.2008 and restoration of the temple management to the previous trustees.

Filing Reason

Alleged illegality of the government order and violation of rights of the trustees and archakas/upadivanthas.

Procedural History

The writ petition No.30609/2008 was filed along with several connected writ petitions and public interest litigations challenging the government order. Writ appeals were filed against the order dated 05/09/2008 in WP No.11656/2008.

Acts & Sections

  • Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950:
  • Karnataka High Court Act, 1961: Section 4
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