Suspension of permission without notice violates administrative due process, requiring lawful procedure in decision-making.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION)

THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATT WRIT PETITION NO: 15437 OF 2025 Between.-

Annamacharya Arts Academy, Represented by its president, sri. Abhishek Sutrapu, S/o Sri. Seshaiah, Aged 28 years, Add: 25-5-10, SomidI-Road, Kachipeta MandaI, Warangal -506003, Telangana State.

...Petitioner ' AND

1.The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its principal Secretary(Endowments) Department, secretariat BuI'Idings, Velagapudi, Guntur DI-Strict.

2. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati Represented by its Executive Officer.

3. Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishad, Represented by its secretary, opp:

Swetha bul-Iding, opposite. sv university, Tirupatl-.

...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fI'led thereWith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate order(s) or dI-reCtiOn(S), more Particularly one in the nature of WrI-I Of Mandamus declaring the impugned proceedings dated 21.06.2025 in no. 1/4178946/2025 as illegal arbitrary biased unconstitutiona] against the principles of natural J-uStiCe ViOlatiVe Of PetI-tiOner'S right guaranteed under Art. 14; 19 and 21 of the constitution of India, consecutively set aside for the`sam6-.

lANO: 1 OF 2025 petI'tiOn under Section-I 151 CPC is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to permit the petI-tiOner tO COnduCt a Pure CIassibal music and dance program from 27.06.2025 to 28.06.2025 from 7:00 am to ):'1._

9:00 pm at free of cost at As+Pqp~_lje Mandapam, Tirumala as per the order stated 30.05.2025, by suspendI|ng the impugned proceedings dated 21.06.2025 bearing no.1/4178946/2025, pendI-ng disposal of WP 15437 of

2025, on. the file of the High Court.

The petI'tiOn coming On for hearing, upon perusing the petit'ion and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri D.S.N.V.Prasad Babu, Advocate for the petI'tiOner and of GP FOR ENDOWMENTS for RespondenFNo.1 and of Sri K.Anup Koushik, Standing iC=ou=ns-e-l for Responldent Nos. 2 and 3, the Court made the following ORDER: `,. ,L+ j`

ff Heard Sri D.SIN.V.Pra3al'df,Babu, learned counsel for the petI'tiOner and sri K.Anup Koushik, Iearfi6`d standing counsel for respondents 2 and 3.

Impugning the proceedings issued by Sid respondent, keepl-ng in abeyance the permI-SSI-On granted to conduct pure classical music and dance programme from 27.06.2025 to 28.06.2025, from 7:00 am to 9:00 Pm, at free of cost in Asthana Mandapam, Tirumala, the above writ petition I-S filed. A -`

Learned counsel for the petitioner would contend that the Petitioner, a registered society-under Telangana societies Registration Act, 2001, got permI-SSiOri:i;I--iifem 3rd respondent to perform the aforementioned progI-amme Oil+ 30.05.2025. About 1500 people were involved in the activity and every arrangement was made.

Be that as it may, the proceedings impugned were issued by 3rd respondent on a complaint said to have been received on 16.06.2025.

Learned counsel would con,tend that no notice was issued to the petitioner.

Learned standing counseI`-on instructions would submit that on receipt of a complaint dat6r`ti`'~g7t~+i''6.06I2025, a preliminary inquiry was *'.p , caused. The inquiry, pr,-ma-fac,-e reveals collecting of amounts from participants by the petitione`r:1,'Learned standing counsel also would contend that the Founder Pres'ident of the petitioner academy addressed a letter dated 12.03.2025, intimatI-ng the 3rd respondent that the Programme is purely voluntarily based and no donations or funds or tickets are collected from the performers. In the tee