APHC010111272003 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3506]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 6919/2003 Between:

1.TOLETI BALA BHASKARA SARMA,, S/O MALLIKARJUNA RAO, ARCHAKA SRI MALLESWARA SWAMI TEMPLE, KARUMADDALI, PAMARRU MANDAL, ...PETITIONER AND

1.THE COMMISONER OF ENDOWMENTS, BOGGULAKUNTA TILAK ROAD, HYDERABAD.

2.THE DEPOT COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS, KAKINADA, E.G.DISTRICT.

3.B SUBRAHMANYAM, S/O LATE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, PERSON-IN-MANAGEMENT, PEDAMADDALI GROUP TEMPLES, PEDDAMADDALI (V)

4.TOLETI RAVI, S/O VENKATA SAMBA SIVA RAO, ARCHAKA, SRI MALLESWARA SWAMI TEMPLE, KARUMADDALI, PAMARRU MANDAL, ...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toto issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, declaring theaction of the respondents 1 and 2 innot implementing the pay scales to the petitioner as ordered in G.O.Ms.No. 858 dt: 8-10-1997 and G.O.Ms.NO. 261, W.E.F. 9-5- 1997 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art. 21 of the Constitution of India and further directed the resondents 1 and 2 to imlement the pay scales as ordered in G.O.Ms.Nos. 858 and 261 and further declare the action of the Ist Respondent in appointing the 3rd respondents as person-in-Management without adjearing the proviso to section 57(2)(a)(i) and SEc. 65 of the Endowment Act as bad and void and consequentially set-asaide the proceedings of the Ist REspondent in D.Dis no.G1/11952/2003 dt: 18-3-2003 IA NO: 1 OF 2003(WPMP 9005 OF 2003 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents 1 and 2 herein to implement the pay scales of the petitioner as per the G.O.Ms.No. 858 dt: 8-10-1997 and G.O.Ms.No. 261 forthwith pending disposal of the above Writ Petition IA NO: 2 OF 2003(WPMP 9006 OF 2003 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the operation of the proceedings of the 1st respondent in D.Dis.No.G1/11952 of 2003 dt: 18-3-2002 pending disposal of the above Writ Petition

1.N GURU GOPAL

1.K MADHAVA REDDY (SC FOR ENDOWMENTS AR)

2.GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION No.6919 of 2003

ORDER:

Learned counsel for the petitioner died. The Registry was directed issue notice to the petitioner. The Office report shows that the notice that was taken out on petitioner got returned un-served with an endorsement “addressee deceased”.

2. In view of the same, the sole petitioner died and accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as abated. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending and the Interim order granted earlier, if any, shall stand closed.

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JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANAJAN Date: 22.01.2026

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