IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No.: 454 of 2005. Decided on: 31.05.2010. __________________________________________________________ Sanjay Pandit. … Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. … Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. For the petitioner : Ms. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General and Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General for respondents No.1 and 2. Mr. Naresh Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.3. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): The petitioner is praying for the following reliefs:- 1. For directing the respondents to terminate the appointment of respondent No.3 as Mahant of “Kalisthan” Temple, Nahan District Sirmour – the ruling Deity of Nahan Town. 2. For directing the respondents State Government to constitute a committee for managing the temple affairs and the property of the temple Deity. 3. For directing the respondents to stop the ongoing unauthorized constructions over the temple property in - 2 - Naya Bazar and to conduct a detailed inquiry into necessity for such construction and in case the State Government finds that property of the temple needs to be alienated then to do the same after meeting requirements of law through public auctions. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the intervening development whereby the Committee constituted by the Government is functioning properly and wherein respondent No.3 is also a member, no further reliefs are required in the writ petition. Learned counsel for respondent No.3 submits that the allegations raised in writ petition are not factually correct and he may be given opportunity to place on record his version of the case. We do not think that such opportunity is necessary in view of this factual situation since we are not taking judicial notice of the allegations raised against the 3rd respondent. It will be sufficient to note the submission that those allegations are baseless and unwarranted. We do so. Therefore, all contentions are left open to be pursued by the parties, including the 3rd respondent before the appropriate forum, if required. This petition is hence closed, so also the pending application, if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge. May 31, 2010. (sck).