( 1 ) FACTS in Writ Appeal No. 461 of 1999 are stated for purpose of understanding the dispute that arises. This appeal arises out of decision rendered in WP No. 14680 of 1996. The said writ petition was as follows :the founder Sri Ram Mohana Rao had purchased certain vacant land and created charitable endowment in the name of "sri Tadavarthy Rama Mohan Rao Choultry". The writ petitioner is a hereditary trustee of the said Trust. The Trust was originally created long back. The Endowment Department passed order on 4-7-1996 appointing an Executive Officer to manage the Trust in question under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 (hereafter referred to as the act ). The petitioner challenged the appointment of the said Executive Officer. The order passed by the Endowment Department directed the petitioner to handover complete charge of the records, accounts, movable and immovable property to the Executive Officer.

( 2 ) IN all other cases petitioners are the hereditary trustees of Trust or Endowment founded long back and orders have been passed appointing Executive Officer under the provisions of th