ORDER :

R. Raghunandan Rao, J.

1. The case of the petitioners is that they and their forefathers have been Archakas of two temples, known as Sri Vasantha Madhava Swamy Temple and Sri Vasantha Anjaneya Swamy Temple, situated at Puslur Village, Nandyal Mandal, Kurnool District. It is their case that the petitioners and their forefathers had been rendering Archakatvam service in these two temples and had been granted certain Inam lands for their livelihood. It is further submitted that these lands, shown to be in the names of the temples, were being held by the hereditary Archakas only.

2. It is the case of the petitioners that the 4th respondent had issued a public auction notice dated 24.03.2018 behind their back for the auction of the temples' Inam lands, admeasuring Ac.55.61 cents in Sy. Nos. 89, 172, 214, 270, 269/3F of Puslur Village, Nandyal Mandal, even though the lands were held by the petitioners and their forefathers as an Inam lands, given to them for performing Archaka service in the aforesaid temples. They would rely on the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in A.S. Narayana Deekshitulu v. State of A.P., AIR 1996 SC 1756 and A.S. Narayana Deekshitulu v. State of A.P., AI