IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDEABAD HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY WRIT PETITION No.4569 of 2026 DATE : 17.02.2026 Between A. Sudhakar Goud and others …Petitioners AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Endowment Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others …Respondents

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed seeking following relief:

“To declare the action of the respondents in issuing the impugned order passed by the 3rd respondent dated 04-02-2026 vide letter No. C/1419/2022 rejecting the application submitted by the petitioners to declare them as small farmers for the purpose of extending the benefits as envisaged U/Sec. 82 of the Telangana Charitable and Hindu Religious Institution and Endowments Act, 1987 and to continue the leasehold rights of the petitioners in respect the temple lands in Sy.No. 322 admeasuring Ac.11-02 guntas and 322/1 admeasuring Ac12-03 guntas at Tippaipally village Pebbair Mandal Wanaparthy District, and in proceeding to conduct auction of the above temple lands though the petitioners are small farmers and though the Honble High Court by order dated 18-11-2025 in W.P.No. 34858/2025, set aside the earlie