IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO WRIT PETITION No. 6600 of 2013 Date: 21.04.2026 Between:

Sri Raja Rajeswari Ammavari Alayam … Petitioner AND The Commissioner of Endowments, Hyderabad, and others …Respondents

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of respondents in interfering with the day to day pooja and development activities of Sri Raja Rajeswari Ammavari Alayam (for short, ‘the Temple’), situated at Vengal Rao Nagar Colony, Hyderabad, as illegal, void ab initio, without any jurisdiction, and to consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the pooja and development activities of the Temple.

2. Heard Mr. I. Laxmikanth Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. A. Veeresh Kumar, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.2- Hyderabad Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board, and Mr. C. Buchi Reddy, learned counsel for respondent No.3-Telangana State Housing Board. Perused the record.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the Temple was existing much prior to the construction of the present Vengal Rao Nagar Colony at Yousufguda, and the Temple was registered und