ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed to issue of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondent Nos.8, 9 and 10 in demolishing the original temple without obtaining valid permissions from concerned authorities and proceeding with reconstruction of the temple without any right over the leased temple land, as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and contrary to the provisions of law, thereby violating the core beliefs of the devotees from the vysya community amounting to violation of Articles 25, 26 and other Fundamental Rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India and for consequential relief.

2. Heard Sri L.Ravi Chander, learned senior counsel appearing for Sri Mayur Mundra, learned counsel-on-record for the petitioners, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent No.2, learned Government Pleader for Endowments appearing for respondent Nos.4 and 5 and Sri S.Ashok Anand Kumar, learned senior counsel appearing for Sri T.Surya Satish, learned counsel-on-record for respondent Nos.9, 10 and 11.

3. The brief facts of the case as averred in the writ affidavit are that Sri Kanyaka Parameshwari Devasthanam (hereinafter referred to as “the subject temple”) situated a