Smt.Kondaveeti Krishna Kumari,W/O Kondaveeti Krishna Murthy v. The Commissioner Of Endowments,

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN :PRESENT:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. NAVEEN RAO WP .NO: 21813 of 2015 Between:

Smt. Kondaveeti Krishna Kumari, w/o Kondaveeti Krishna Murthy Occ: Cultivation, r/o Vallur Village, Ganapavaram Mandal, West Godavari District.

..... Petitioner AND 1 The Commissioner of Endowments, Andhra Pradesh State, Boggulakunta, Tilak Road, Abids, Hyderabad.

2 The Assistant Commissioner o Endowments, Eluru, West Godavari District.

3 Sri Chandrasekhara Swamy Temple, Ch. Agraharam Village, Ganapavaram Mandal, West Godavari District - rep.by Sri V.D.Bhatt, Founder Trustee.

4 State of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Endowments) Department, AP Secretariat, Hyderabad, Rep.by its Principal Secretary. Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly a writ in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the 3rd respondent i.e., Founder Trustee of Sri Chandrasekhara Swamy Temple, Ch.Agraharam Village, Ganapavaram Mandal, West Godavari District in issuing notice dated 27-062015 contemplating to hold public auction of the leasehold rights of the lands belonging to the 3rd respondent temple at Ch.Agraharam Village, Ganapavaram Mandal, West Godavari District admeasuring an extent of Acs.1-63 cents in Sy.No.

69/1 situated at Vallur Village on 11-07-2015 as bad, illegal, arbitrary, opposed to law and violation of principles of natural Justice. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed herein and order of the High Court dated 14-07-2015, 16-07-2015, 21-07-2015, 30-07-2015, 20-08-2015 & 15-09-2015 made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri M. Vidyasagar, Advocate for the Petitioner, GP for Endowments (AP) for Respondent Nos.1, 2 & 4 and Smt. K. Lalitha, Standing Counsel for Respondent No.

Learned standing counsel represented that founder member of the temple lodged a complaint with the police against his employee Mr. K. Nagababu, who was earlier working with the temple alleging that letter heads were misused to show as if annual maktha is paid and because of pendency of this writ petition, no action is taken by police concerned. It is made clear that writ petition is only concerning grant of lease, continuation of the possession of the petitioner in the lease hold property including determination of status of the petitioner as landless

person and is nothing to do with other issues concerning the temple. Interim stay granted earlier is extended till 31.10.2015. List after Dasara vacation, 2015.

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// For ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 One CC to Sri M. Vidyasagar, Advocate (OPUC) 2 Two CCs to the G.P. for Endowments (AP), High Court, Hyderabad. (OUT) 3 One spare copy.

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HIGH COURT PNR,J DATED: 30-09-2015

ORDER

W.P.NO. 21813 OF 2015 DIRECTION EXTENDED List after Dasara vacation 2015 DRAFTED: TVR DATED: 01-10-2015 HIGH COURT PNR,J

DATED: 30-09-2015

ORDER

W.P.NO. 21813 OF 2015 List after Dasara vacation, 2015 DIRECTION EXTENDED