Neutral Citation:________________ Date of reserved for orders : Date of Pronouncement : Date of uploading : APHC010132592024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] MONDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 6897/2024 Between: 1. ARIKAPUDI RAMANA RAO, S/O. LATE APPAIAH, AGE 78 YEARS, OCC RETIRED EMPLOYEE, R/O. CHAMALLAMUDI VILLAGE, VATTICHERUKURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. ARIKAPUDI BALAMURALI KRISHNA,, S/O. SIVALINGA PRASAD, AGE 50 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/O. H. NO. 2-41, CHAMALLAMUDI VILLAGE, VATTICHERUKURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3. NALLAPUNENI NARENDRANATH,, S/O. SAMBASIVA RAO, AGE 46 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/O. H. NO. 2-40, CHAMALLAMUDI VILLAGE, VATTICHERUKURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, 2 GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT 4. THE DISTRICT ENDOWMENTS OFFICER, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT 5. SRI SEETHARAMA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, CHAMALLAMUDI VILLAGE, VATTICHERUKURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER 6. ARDHALA PARVATHI, W/O. SAMBAIAH, AGE 51 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/O. CHAMALLAMUDI VILLAGE AND POST - 522017, VATTICHERUKURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT 7. GADDAM LAKSHMI NARS, S/O. VENKATESWARARAO, AGE 51 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/O. CHAMALLAMUDI VILLAGE ANDPOST - 522017, VATTICHERUKURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT 8. ISRISETTY CHINNA KOTI REDDY, S/O. YALAMANDA REDDY, AGE 74 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/O. CHAMALLAMUDI VILLAGE, VATTICHERUKURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT 9. RAYAPATI SIVA, S/O. RAJU, AGE 36 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/O. CHAMALLAMUDI VILLAGE AND POST - 522017, VATTICHERUKURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT 10. JATAVATH BHAMINI, W/O. HANUMA NAIK, AGE 48 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/O. CHAMALLAMUDI VILLAGE AND POST - 522017, VATTICHERUKURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT 11. MANCHALA VIJAYA LAKSHMI, W/O. SRINU, AGE 32 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/O. CHAMALLAMUDI VILLAGE AND POST - 522017, VATTICHERUKURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT 12. CHINTABATHINA SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. PEDDA VEERAIAH, AGE 48 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/O. CHAMALLAMUDI VILLAGE DN. POST - 522017, VATTICHERUKURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): 3 Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased tomay be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent i proceedings in issuing K.Dis No. D2/COE- 14021(31)/6/2024 dated 07.03.2024 constituting in non- hereditary trust board to the 5th respondent temple without following due procedure of law, without issuing notice and without following Appointment of Trustee Rules, 1987 as bad, illegal, arbitrary and violative of articles 14, 21, 25 and 26 of Constitution of India and consequently set aside the impugned proceedings of the 2nd respondents in K.Dis No. D2/COE-14021(31)/6/2024 dated 07.03.2024 and pass such o IA NO: 1 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. D V SASIDHAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. PADMAVATHI PADNAVIS 2. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following: 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 6897/2024 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondents. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the cause in the present Writ Petition does not survive and no further adjudication is necessary in the present Writ Petition. Therefore, the Writ Petition becomes infructuous. Recording the said submission, Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 22.06.2026 TTPPSS//BBSSPP Whether the order is: Speaking Reasoned Reportable Non-reportable 5 57 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 6897/2024 22.06.2026 TTPPSS//BBSSPP