The petitioners assail the conduct of an auction for grant of leasehold rights of lands in various extents i.e. Ac.4.40 cents in Sy.No.95/2, Ac.2.00 in Sy.No.4363, Ac.1.71 in Sy.No.294, Ac.8.23 in Sy.Nos.4363, 4359, 4364/A, 4365, 4366, 4367, 4362, 4361 and 4363 of North Mopur village, Allur Mandal, Nellore District, an agricultural property belonging to the 3rd respondent -Sri Rebala Kodanda Rami Reddy Charities, North Mopur village, Allur Mandal, Nellore District.

2. The petitioners claim to have been in possession of these lands, to be cultivating it, to be raising paddy crop and paying annual Maktha regularly to the Charitable institution, since long; the leases are stated to have been orally granted in 1980. The petitioners do not plead, establish or demonstrate that they are the lawful cultivating tenants of the 3rd respondent institutions lands, on the basis of duly executed lease deeds.

3. Rule 7 of the A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Lease of Agricultural Lands Rules, 2003 (for short the Rules) and the provisions of similar rules earlier to these; whether made under the A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1