APHC010255532026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3329]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 13294/2026 Between:

1. A .V.PRASAD,, S/O. LATE A.V.V. SUBRAMANYAM, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS RIO. D. NO 49-35-49, AKKAYYAPALEM, VISAKHAPATNAM -530016

2. A .SRINIVASARAO,, S/O. LATE A.V.V. SUBRAMANYAM, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC COST AUDITOR, RIO. D. NO 49-35-49, AKKAYYAPALEM, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530016 ...PETITIONER(S)

AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P.522237

2. T HE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT.521225

3. T HE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, VISAKHAPATNAM530016

4. T HE DISTRICT ENDOWMENTS OFFICER, VISAKHAPATNAM 530016 5. S RI SADGURU BRAHMA RAMADOOTA MANDIRAM, MADHURANAGAR, VISAKHAPATNAM, REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER 530016 ...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 a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing notification vide Rc.No.B1/COE- 12026(31)/4/2025-1 dated 13.04.2026 in calling applications for constitution of non-hereditary trust board to Sri Sadguru Brahma Ramadoota Mandiram, Madhuranagar, Visakhapatnam pending petitioners application dated 06.02.2024 for being declared as founder family members as bad, illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction, violative of principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14, 21, 25 and 26 of Constitution of India and consequently set aside the same IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 pleased to suspend the operation of impugned proceedings of the 2nd respondent in issuing notification vide Rc.No.B1/COE-12026(31)/4/2025-1 dated 13.04.2026 and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to not to constitute trust board to the 5th respondent temple till disposal of the petitioners Founder Family Membership recognition application dated

06.02.2024 Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. D V SASIDHAR Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following:

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 13294/2026 ORDER:-

This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of the India seeking the following reliefs:-

“ to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the 2^nd respondent in issuing notification vide Rc.No.B1/COE- 12026(31)/4/2025-1 dated 13.04.2026 in calling applications for constitution of non-hereditary trust board to Sri Sadguru Brahma Ramadoota Mandiram, Madhuranagar, Visakhapatnam pending petitioners application dated 06.02.2024 for being declared as founder family members as bad, illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction, violative of principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14, 21, 25 and 26 of Constitution of India and consequently set aside the same and pass such other order or orders….”

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents.

3. The case of the petitioners herein is that that petitioners herein submitted an application dated 06.02.2024 seeking to declare themselves as the founder family members of the respondent No.5 temple through proper channel i.e., respondent No.4. Thereafter, the respondent No.4 herein submitted a report on 14.05.2024 to the respondent No.3 recommending the petitioners for being declared as founder family members of the subject temple and the same is pending for consideration as of no