ORDER :

1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned senior counsel for the respondent No. 8, the learned Advocate General for the respondent Nos. 4 and 5 and the learned Assistant Solicitor General for the respondent Nos. 1 to 3.

2. This writ petition is filed with an amended prayer for issuance of writ of quo warranto against the respondent No. 8 questioning his authority to continue as “full additional charge” in the post of “executive officer” of the respondent No. 7 on the ground that it is violative of Section 107 of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 (Act 30 of 1987).

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a resident of Tirupati Town and the devotee of Lord Venkateswara. He is a “person interested” in the well being of the affairs of the respondent No. 7. Hence questioning the authority of the respondent No. 8 in continuing as Full Additional Charge for the post of Executive Officer of the respondent No. 7-Devasthanam. Section 107 of the Act 30 of 1987 deals with the quali