ORDER :

W.P. No.25351 of 2021 is filed to declare action of respondent Nos.1 to 3 in granting permission for reconstruction of Sree Mahalakshmi Temple, Feelkhana, Hyderabad, to respondent No.6 - Srimali Brahman Nyati Sangh, Sree Mahalakshmi Temple, Feelkhana, Goshamahal, Hyderabad, vide proceedings Rc.No.H2.5395/2018 dated 04.09.2018.

2. W.P. No.7296 of 2022 is filed to declare action of respondent Nos.1 to 3 in granting permission for demolition and reconstruction of Sree Mahalskhmi Temple, Feelkhana, Hyderabad, vide proceedings Rc.No.H7/5395/2018 dated 19.01.2022.

3. The petitioners in W.P. No.25351 of 2021 claim to be tenants of Sree Mahalakshmi Temple, Feelkhana, Goshamahal, Hyderabad (hereinafter referred to as “Temple”). The petitioners also claim to be devotees and inmates of the Temple. The petitioners in W.P. No.7296 of 2022 claim to be devotees of the Temple.

4. It is not in dispute that the Temple is endowed property as per File No.15/2-31 I Awkaf of 1358 Fasli (dated 17.02.1959) recorded in Muntakhab Kitabul Awkaf of the office of the Superintendent, Awkaf - Government Religious Affairs Department.

5. The case of the petitioners is that respondent No.2 - the Commissioner, En