1. As parties to these Writ Petitions are common and subject matter of both cases is inter-related, these two Writ petitions are being disposed of together.

2. Sri Sangameswara Swamy Temple and Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple are located in Sangam Jagarlamudi Village, Tenali Mandal, Guntur District.

3. There is no dispute that the Sangameswara Swamy Temple is a Grade II temple and is covered by Section 6(b)(ii) of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 (for short, ‘the Act’) and the other temple Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple is covered by Section 6(c) of the Act and its income is less than Rs.50,000/-.

4. On 29.06.1994, respondent No.7 in W.P.No.25989 of 1996, who is also respondent No.3 in W.P. No.6940 of 2009, claiming to be Hereditary Trustee of the above two temples and six other temples in Guntur District, approached the State Government to appoint a single Executive Officer to all the 8 temples claiming that his ancestors were Zamindars of Rachur and they had donated landed properties for maintenance of temples.

5. The Commissioner of Endowments vide letter No.G2/64717/91 dated 01.09.1994 submitted a report to the Governmen