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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
K.MANMADHA RAO
Sree Vyasasramam – Appellant
Versus
Commissioner, Endowment Department, Hyderabad – Respondent
1. As the issue involved in both the writ petitions is one and the same, and therefore, they are being taken up for hearing as well as disposed of by way of this Common Order.
2. Since the facts in both the writ petitions are similar and identical, therefore WP No.17993 of 2013 is taken as lead case, and the facts therein hereinafter will be referred to for convenience.
3. Brief facts of the case are that, the Petitioner/Aashramam is located in an extent of Ac.45.00 cents at Yerpedu Village and Mandal, Chittoor District. The activities undertaken by the Aashramam/Math are being appreciated and no exception or complaint is made by disciples or donors or beneficiaries of the activities of Petitioner/Aashramam. It is stated that, earlier. One Sri Munirathnam Naidu, who himself styled as Ramananda Swamy, who was looking after the construction work at Go-Garbham, Tirumala belonging to this Petitioner/Aashramam, collected lakhs of rupees from devotees and swallowed the same. Then the petitioner removed the said Ramananda Swamy as he misappropriated the donations. Later, as the said Ramanadha Swamy started iIn interfering with the administration of Petitioner/Aashramam the petitioner
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