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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI [3329]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

WRIT PETITION NO: 29564/2013

Between:

1. K ONDRAKUNTA RANGA RAO,, S/O. LATE SRI K. JAGANNADHAM,

AGED 55 YEARS, RIO. INUMETLA VILLAGE, RAJUPALEM MANDAL,

GUNTUR DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. T HE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REVENUE

(ENDOWMENTS-I) DEPARTMENT, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL

SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, AP, HYDERABAD,

2. T HE COMMISSIONER ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT,

BOGGULAKUNTA, RAMKOTI, HYDERABAD, A. P.,

3. T HE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT,

GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

4. T HE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT,

GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

5. T HE MANAGER, SRI SITARAMANJANEYA SWAMY TEMPLE,

INUMETLA VILLAGE, RAJUPALEM MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

...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 writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus or

any other appropriate writ declaring the impugned Memo No.D2/32333/2012

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dt.04-02-2013 of the 2nd Respondent in rejecting the claim of the Petitioner

for entrustment of the Management and its properties of the 5th Respondent

as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the relevant provisions of the

A.P. Endowments Act and consequentially to set aside the same with a

direction to the Respondents to entrust the management and its properties of

the 5th Respondent to the Petitioner for its better administration and to get

more income to the subject temple and pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 36723 OF 2013

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 impugned Memo No.D213233312012 dt.04- 02-

2013 of the 2nd Respondent pending disposal of the writ petition and to pass

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. V S K RAMA RAO

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. P PADMAVATHI

2. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP)

3. MEKAPOTHULA SRINIVASA RAO SC FOR ENDOWMENTS PALNADU

PRAKASAM AND SPSR NELLORE

The Court made the following:

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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

WRIT PETITION NO: 29564/2013

ORDER:

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Stanidng

Counsel for respondent No.5.

2. The claim of the petitioner is that the petitioner was rejected by

respondent No.2 for entrustment of the management of respondent No.5-

temple vide proceedings dated 04.02.2013. Assailing the same, the

present Writ Petition is filed.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pending the writ

petition, the petitioner was appointed as a manager and entrusted the

management of respondent No.5-temple. In view of the entrustment of

management of respondent No.5-temple to the petitioner as a manager, no

further orders are necessary.

4. The said fact was confirmed by the learned Standing Counsel

appearing on behalf of respondent No.5.

5. In view of the above, no further are necessary in the Writ Petition.

Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand

closed.

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VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J

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