Constitution of the Trust Board of Sri Kalahasteswara Swamy Devasthanam, Srikalahasti, Chittoor District, vide G.O.Rt. No.313 dated 20.02.2009, is under challenge in these three writ petitions. As such they were heard together, and are now being disposed of by a common order. Since all the trust board members are arrayed as respondents, and the Minister for Information and Public Relations, and the Principal Secretary (Revenue), Government of Andhra Pradesh, (against both of whom malice is alleged), are arrayed as respondents eo-nomine in W.P. No.3622 of 2009 it would suffice, for disposal of all these three writ petitions, if the facts in W.P.No.3622 of 2009 are noted.

2. As the annual income of the Sri Kalahasthiswara Swamivari temple, a Section 6(a) religious institution, exceeds rupees one crore the State Government, which is the competent authority to appoint a board of trustees, under Section 15(1) of the A.P. Charitable & Hindu Religious Institutions & Endowments Act (Act 30 of 1987), issued a notification in G.O.Rt. No.2355 dated 05.11.2007 inviting applications from interested persons for appointment as non-hereditary members of the trust board. W.P. No.20269 of 2008 w