Challa Matta Reddy, S/O. Narayana Reddy, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.By Its Principal

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI KALYAN JYOTI SENGUPTA AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 2269 of 2015 Date: 05.02.2015 Between:

Challa Matta Reddy & others.

... Petitioners And The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep., by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Endowments) Department, Hyderabad & others. ... Respondents This Court made the following:

THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI KALYAN JYOTI SENGUPTA AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 2269 of 2015 ORDER: (Per the Hon'ble Sri Justice Sanjay Kumar) This writ petition is allowed being covered by our common order dated 30.12.2014 in W.P.No.29189 of 2014 and batch. In terms thereof, Section 163 of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987, which was introduced by way of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2014 (Act No.8 of 2014), is declared void.

Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. No order as to costs.

___________________ K.J. SENGUPTA, CJ ___________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: 05.02.2015 ES