WA/1712/2024 of SREE MALLIKARJUNA DEVASTGHANA AND GURUPEETHALAYA TRUST COMMITTEE (R) Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 6 August 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF

WRIT APPEAL NO. 1712 OF 2024 (LR)

BETWEEN:

1.

SREE MALLIKARJUNA DEVASTGHANA

AND GURUPEETHALAYA TRUST COMMITTEE (R)

PUBLIC CHARITABLE DEVAGIRI BRANCH,

NELLUR KEMRACHI VILLAGE,

SULYA TALUK, SOUTH CANARA DISTRICT.

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT

SRI. SHAMBHU UPADYAYA

REPRESENTATION GPA HOLDER

SRI. JAYAPRAKASH NARAYA

S/O LATE NARAYANA SETTEE

AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS,

R/AT NO.22, 1ST MAIN ROAD,

2ND STAGE, OKLIPURAM,

BENGALURU-560021

…APPELLANT

(BY SRI. P.P.HEGDE, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR

SRI. PRAKASHA M., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

STATE OF KARNATAKA

REPRESENTED BY ITS

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,

REVENUE DEPARTMENT,

M.S.BUILDING, V FLOOR,

Digitally

signed by

VASANTHA

KUMARY B K

Location:

HIGH

COURT OF

KARNATAKA

HC-KAR

DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDI,

BENGALURU-560001

2.

THE LAND TRIBUNAL

BENGALURU NORTH ADDITIONAL TALUK,

BENGALURU-560002

BY ITS CHAIRMAN,

T KEMPARAJU

SINCE DECEASED REP., BY LRs.

3.

SMT SHANTHAMMA

W/O M MOHANRAM,

D/O LATE T KEMPARAJU,

AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS,

4.

SMT. MANJULA

W/O LAKSHMINARAYANA,.

D/O LATE T KEMPARAJU,

AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS,

5.

SRI THYAGARAJ G K

S/O LATE T KEMPARAJU,

AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,

6.

SMT. GEETHA

S/O LATE G DEVARAJ,

D/O LATE T KEMPARAJU,

AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS,

7.

NALINA

D/O LATE T KEMPARAJU,

AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS,

8.

SMT. SUJATHA

W/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY,

AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS,

9.

SRI NAVEEN

S/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY,

HC-KAR

AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,

10.

SRI MANOHAR

S/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY,

AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS,

11.

MS SOUMYA

D/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY,

AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS,

R3 TO R11 ALL ARE

R/AT GANAGALOUR VILLAGE,

KASABA HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK,

BENGALURU RUAL DISTRICT-562114

H KEMPAIAH

SINCE DECEASED REP BY LRS.,

12.

SMT. NAGARATHNAMMA,

W/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY,

D/O LATE H KEMPAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS,

R/AT ATTIBELE VILLAGE,

SULIBELE HOBLI,

HOSAKOTE TALUK,

BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT

13.

SMT K VIMALAMMA

W/OP JAYARAMAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS,

R/AT KALIDASA MARG,

GANDHINAGAR,

BENGALURU-560009

14.

SRI K NARAYANAGOWDA

S/O LATE H KEMPAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS,

R/AT BAGALUR VILLAGE,

JALA HOBLI,

BENGALURU NORTH TALUK,

HC-KAR

BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT.

15.

SMT. RADHA

W/O G NARAYANA GOWDA,

AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,

R/AT MUTHUGADAHALLI VILLAGE,

KAIWARA HOBLI,

CHINTAMANI TALUK,

CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101

RAMACHANDRA GOWDA

SINCE DECEASED REP BY LRS.,

16.

SMT MAMATHA

W/O LATE RAMACHANRA GOWDA,

AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,

R/AT NO.22, 2ND A MAIN,

AJJAMALAPPA KACHARKANAHALLI,

BENGALURU-560084

17.

SMT. K CHANDRIKA

W/O SRINIVAS GOWDA,

AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,

R/AT KANIGENAHALLI VILLAGE,

CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101

18.

SMT. RENUKA

W/O CHANDRASHEKAR,

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

R/AT KALLUKATTA,

SRINGERI TALUK,

CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101

19.

SRI M RAMANNA

S/O LATE MUNIBYRAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS,

SONNAMMA

HC-KAR

20.

SRI K SRINIVAS GOWDA

S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS,

R19 & R20 ARE R/AT BOODIGERE VILLAGE

AND POST, CHANNARAHYAPATNA HOBLI,

DEVANAHALLI TALUK,

BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562110

21.

SRI K MANJUNATH

S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,

22.

SRI T S MUNIRAJAPPA

S/O LATE SONNAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS,

23.

SRI T S NARAYANASWAMY

S/O LATE SONNAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS,

24.

SRI S VEERANNA

S/O LATE SONNAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,

25.

SRI S MUNIYAPPA

S/O LATE SONNAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,

26.

SRI VENKATASWAMAPPA

S/O N RAMAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS,

N RAMAIAH

27.

SMT KAMALAMMA

W/O LATE N RAMAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS,

HC-KAR

28.

SRI R THYAGARAJ

S/O LATE N RAMAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

29.

SRI R KEMPARAJU

S/O LATE N RAMAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

30.

SRI NANJE GOWDA

S/O LATE N RAMAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

31.

SRI R MAHESH GOWDA

S/O LATE N RAMAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

R21 TO R31 ARE R/AT

BOODIGERE VILLAGE AND POST,

CHANNARAHYAPATNA HOBLI,

DEVANAHALLI TALUK,

BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562101

32.

SRI N KRISHNAPPA

S/O LATE NANJAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS,

33.

SRI N RAJANNA

S/O LATE NANJAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS,

34.

N MUNIRATHNA

SMT NANDINI

W/O LATE MUNIRATHNA,

AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS,

35.

SRI M GANESH

S/O LATE MUNIRATHNA,

AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS,

HC-KAR

36.

SRI M RITESH

S/O LATE MUNIRATHNA,

AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS,

R32 TO R36 ARE R/AT

THIRUMALENAHALLI VILLAGE,

MANDUR POST,

BIDARAHALLI HOBLI,

BENGALURU EAST TALUK,

BENGALURU-560049

37.

SRI NANJAPPA @ DODDANANJAPPA

S/O MUNISHAMAPPA @ DODDANANJAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS,

CHIKKANNA

SINCE DECEASED REP BY LRS.,

38.

SRI NAGARAJU

S/O LATE CHIKKANNA,

AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS,

39.

SRI JAYARAJ

S/O LATE CHIKKANNA,

AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,

40.

SRI SHEKAR

S/O LATE CHIKKANNA,

AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,

R37 TO R40 ARE R/AT THIRUMALLENAHALLI,

MANDOOR POST, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI,

BENGALURU EAST TALUK,

BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562001

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. M.N.SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R1 AND R2; SRI. CHETAN KUMAR.V, ADVOCATE FOR

SRI. T.M.VENKATA REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R3- R8-R10 TO

R11)

HC-KAR

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA

HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED

IN WP No-27409/2017 (LR) DATED 27.09.2024 BY THE

LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE ALLOWING THE WP FILED BY THE

RESPONDENT No-3 TO 11, ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH

and

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF