THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL

ORDER:

The Writ petition is filed seeking the following relief:

“…to issue an appropriate Writ direction or Order more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2^nd respondent in issuing the proceedings RC.No.C2/10330/2021, dated 28/03/2022 in not accepting of the request of the petitioners to hand over the Management of Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple Current Office Road Karanbagh Saidabad Hyderabad-500059 back to the earlier body/Adhoc Committee from the Department of Endowments is highly illegal and unjustified and with a direction to the respondents to hand over the Management of Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple, Current Office Road Karanbagh Saidabad Hyderabad 500059 back to the earlier body/Adhoc Committee from the Department of Endowments and pass...”

2. Heard Sri M.V.L. Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Mangilal Naik, learned Additional Government Pleader for Endowments appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4 and Sri C.Satish Kumar, Standing Counsel for Endowments appearing for respondent No.5.

Perused the material available on record.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that since the income of the temple does not exceed Rs.2,00,000/-, it does not fall within the ambit of Section 6-C of the Telangana Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1997. Hence, he seeks to allow the petition by setting aside the impugned proceedings in RC.No.C2/10330/2021, dated 28.03.2022. 4. On the other hand, learned Additional Government Pleader for Endowments submits that the deposits of the temple are less than Rs.2,00,000/-. He further submitted that report was submitted by respondent No.4 to that extent and therefore, cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Hence, seeks to dismiss the writ petition.

5. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Government Pleader and perused the record, it is apparent that the income of the temple, which is registered under Section 43 of the Act, is less than Rs.2,00,000/-. Hence, considering the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any view on the merits of the case, this Court is inclined to direct the petitioners to approach the Endowment Tribunal and raise all the grievances which are available under law.

6. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

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E.V. VENUGOPAL J Date: 23.04.2025 Fm