APHC010070242026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3329]

AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA I.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2026 IN/AND WRIT PETITION NO: 4114/2026 Between:

1. C H BALA SIVA KUMAR, S/O. VENKATESWARA RAO, AGE 50 YEARS, R/O. VENTHURUMILLI VILLAGE, GUDLAVALLERU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT-521332 ...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRL.

SECRETARY, ENDOWMENTS DEPT., SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522236

2. T HE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, A.P., VIJAYAWADA - 520001

3. T HE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT,KAKINADA- 533001

4. T HE DISTRICT ENDOWMENT OFFICER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, MACHILIPATNAM - 521001

5. S RI RAMALINGESWARA AND KODANDA RAMA SWAMY TEMPLE, VENTHURUMALLI VILLAGE, GUDLAVALLERU MANDAL, KRISHNA DIST., -521332 REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ...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 topleased to issue writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings dated 21-08-2025 issued by the 2nd respondent for appointment of trustees to the 5th respondent temple during the pendency of application in OA No. 311/2020 on the file of AP Endowments Tribunal, Pedakakani, Guntur District as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. THOTA RAMAKOTESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA I.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2026 IN/AND W.P.No.4114 of 2026 This Court made the following

COMMON ORDER:

The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief:

“to issue writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings dated 21-08-2025 issued by the 2^nd respondent for appointment of trustees to the 5th respondent temple during the pendency of application in O.A No. 311/2020 on the file of AP Endowments Tribunal, Pedakakani, Guntur District as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and pass”

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the 5^th Respondent i.e., Sri Ramalingeswara and Kodanda Rama Swamy Temple, Venthurumilli Vilalge is a 6(c) notified temple which was constructed during the life time of one Chandana Abbanna with his own funds and he also administered the temple with utmost devotion. And after his demise, the trustee rights succeeded to his elder son Chandana Narayanaswami according to the tradition and he served as a founder family member trustee and died. Later the son of Chandana Narayana Swami i.e., Chandana Venkata Subba Rao became as a hereditary founder family member trustee to the said temple. There was a family arrangement in between Chandana Venkata Subba Rao and his junior paternal uncle Chandana Venkatadri, S/o Chandana Abbanna, as both have to maintain the temple and celebrate the procession which has to be happen every year, by one after other one. Chandana Venkatadri and Chandana Narayanaswami were continued their trusteeship and the family members were shown in Sec-38 register maintained under A.P. Charitable & Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1966 (Act 17 of 1966), which was prepared by the then E.O., Sri K.V. Pandu Ranga Swami on 06.12.1974 and the father of the petitioner i.e., Chandana Venkata Ranga Rao and his cousin brother Chandana Venkata Subba Rao were also shown as founder family members of the said temple. Subsequently the 5^th respondent temple merged in the A.P. State Endowments Department by virtue of provisions of the Act 30 of 1987. The petitioner herein is a great grandson of Chandana Venkatadri and continuing trusteeship as a family member trustee of Chandana Venkatadri and