COMMON ORDER:

All these petitions are filed claiming same relief by different petitioners having land in different survey numbers, but the issue involved in these petitions is one and the same. Therefore, I am of the view that it is appropriate to decide all the petitions by common order taking Writ Petition No.1605 of 2015 as leading petition.

All these petitions are filed questioning the action of the temple proposing to conduct auction of the property in various survey numbers.

Writ Petition No.1605 of 2015 is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents, specially, respondent No.3 who proposed to conduct public auction on 06.02.2015, in respect of agricultural land in S.No.18/4 of an extent of Ac.2.03 cents in Lolla Village, Atreyapuram Mandal, East Godavari District, along with other properties, though the lands do not belongs to the respondent No.3 temple, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice, contrary to the provisions of A.P.Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act 1987 (for short “the Act”), Rules framed thereunder, Article 300-A of the Constitution of