THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT PETITION No.22466 OF 2016 O R D E R: (ORAL)

This Writ Petition is filed by petitioners seeking to issue Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings in Rc.No.A2/1101/2015 dated 04.07.2016 and annexure there under, wherein respondent No.3 has included the private lands at Serial No.3 in the said annexure under Haritha Haram Programme, to an extent of Ac.50-00 out of Ac.111.00 belonging to petitioners in Sy.No.50 admeasuring Ac.3-06 guntas, Sy.No.68 admeasuring Ac.1-03 guntas, Sy.No.124 admeasuring Ac.5-16 guntas, Sy.No.125 admeasuring Ac.0- 12 guntas, Sy.No.134 admeasuring Ac.1-35 guntas, Sy.No.284 admeasuring Ac.14-00 guntas, Sy.No.286 admeasuring Ac.0-33 guntas, Sy.No.287 admeasuring Ac.3- 20 guntas, Sy.No.293 admeasuring Ac.12-03 guntas, Sy.No.294 admeasuring Ac.10-32 guntas, Sy.No.296 admeasuring Ac.18-33 guntas, Sy.No.297 admeasuring Ac.15-35 guntas, Sy.No.298 admeasuring Ac.0-36 guntas, Sy.No.299 admeasuring Ac.1-32 guntas, Sy.No.303 admeasuring Ac.16-01 guntas, Sy.No.330 admeasuring Ac.0- 03 guntas, Sy.No.331 admeasuring Ac.0-14 guntas, Sy.No.404 admeasuring Ac.1-14 guntas and Sy.No.342 admeasuring Ac.1-22 guntas situated at Manchirevula Village, Rajendranagar Mandal, as being illegal, contrary to the Sections 83 to 87 of the Endowments Act and offends Articles 14 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequentially to set aside the same to the extent of Serial No.3 of said annexure by directing to delete the same.

02. Heard Mr.A.Sudarshan Reddy, learned Advocate General, appearing for Ms. Adepu Divya, learned Special Government Pleader, and learned Government Pleader for Endowments, and perused the material on record. There is no representation on behalf of petitioners.

03. On 03.09.2024 when the matter has been taken up for hearing, the learned Advocate General has placed on record letter dated 25.06.2024 addressed by the Executive Officer, Sri Venugopala Swamy Devasthanam, Manchirevula Village, Gandipet Mandal, Rangareddy District, to the Commissioner, Endowments Department, Hyderabad, stating that plantation of trees has not been taken up under Haritha Haram Programme in the subject temple pursuant to the letter dated 04.07.2016 (impugned in this Writ Petition)

addressed by the Assistant Commissioner, Endowments Department, Hyderabad, with regard to availability of Endowment Lands, till today. It is stated that no plantation under Haritha Haram Programme has been carried out in the subject land and there are no such proposals as on today. Further it is submitted that Haritha Haram Programme under the impugned proceedings has been shelved and thus, cause in this writ petition has become infructuous. Learned Advocate General sought deletion of this matter from the batch and prayed to close this matter as infructuous.

04. As there was no appearance on behalf of petitioners on 03.09.2024, in the interest of justice, to afford an opportunity to the petitioners, this matter has been listed today under the caption ‘for orders’ making clear that, if there is no representation on behalf of petitioners, the writ petition will be closed as infructuous. Even today, there is no representation on behalf of petitioners.

05. In view of the above facts and circumstances of the case and considering the submissions made by learned Advocate General, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition stand closed.

_________________________ B. VIJAYSEN REDDY, J Date: 04-SEP-2024 KHRM