APHC010392582025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) ■Jc: WEDNESDAY,the THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY ^ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 19800 OF 2025 Between: Pikkili Mastanaiah, s/o Kondaiah Aged about 68 years, Agriculture, r/o Pamuru Village and Mandal, Prakasam District. Occ ...Petitioner AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Endowments-I) Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Rep.by its Principal Secretary. The Commissioner of Endowments, State of Andhra Pradesh, Gollapudi, Vijayawada. Sri Madana Venugopala Swamy Temple, Pamuru Village and Mandal, Prakasam Districrt Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Executive Officer. The Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Prakasam District Ongole. 1. 2. 3. 4. at ...Respondents 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 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., Sri Madana Venugopala Swamy Temple, Pamuru Village and Mandal, Prakasam District rep.by its Executive Officer in trying to take possession of 0*3? the petitioners land admeasuring an extent of Acs.1-34 cents in Sy.No.441/3 situated at Pamuru Village and Mandal. Prakasam District without following the procedure contemplated under the statutory provisions of the Endowments Act and thus dispensing with the procedure as bad, illegal, arbitrary, opposed to law, one without jurisdiction. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 to DIRECT the 3RD respondent i.e., Sri Madana Venugopala Swamy Temple, Pamuru Village and Mandal, Prakasam District rep.by its Executive Officer not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioner on the land admeasuring an extent of Acs. 1-34 cents in Sy.No.441/3 situated at Pamuru Village and Mandal, Prakasam District, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI M VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following order: APHC010392582025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] •1^ WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 19800/2025 Between: 1.PIKKILI MASTANAIAH, S/0 KONDAIAH OCC AGRICULTURE. PRAKASAM DISTRICT. AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/0 PAMURU VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF AP, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS-I) DEPARTMENT, REP.BY ITS SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. AMARAVATHI, 2.THE COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA. 3.SRI MADANA VENUGOPALA SWAMY TEMPLE, PAMURU VILLAGE AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICRT REP.BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 4.THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS PRAKASAM DISTRICT AT ONGOLE. ANDHRA PRADESH, ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.M VIDYASAGAR .-s?' Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1-GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the followinq- ORDER: Heard Sri M. Vidya Sagar. learned Assistant Government counsel for the petitioner, learned Pleader for Endowments Subhashini, learned Standing Counsel and Smt. Anne Devi for the respondent No.3. 2- The grievance of the Temple is interfering with the extent of Ac. 1.62 cents located Mandal, Prakasam District. writ petitioner is that the subject property of the respondent No.3- petitioner at Sy.No.441/3 of Pamuru over an Village and 3. S'fpt. Anne Devi Subhashini, learned respondent No.3-Temple has reads as follows- Standing Counsel placed appearing for the instructions received by her which a copy of “2. / subm/t that the petitioner of the temple as Sri mistakenly mentioned the MadanaGopalaSwamy Temple subject land in a Total Extent ofAc.5-66 to Sri Bhujangeswara Swamy Temple Prakasam District. name but actually the cents in S.No.441/3 belongs , Pamuru village &Mandal, 3. I submit that Sri Bhujangeswara owner of an extent of Ac.5-66 cents in Survey No 441/3 <^f Pamuru V,aga whicLre lnam lands meant for getting done Bhajantri On 13-08-1984. the then temple in Khatha No; 579 with Sy NO:441/3 Bujengeswaraswamy temple, Pamuru. Swamy Temple, Pamuruis the absolute services in the subject temple, issued Passbook to the belongs to Sri MRO, Pamuru /. 3 4. The Learned Standing Counsel further submits that the 3'^'^ respondent Temple authorities have not proposed any action against the petitioner^ as alleged by the petitioner that they are interfering with the property. She further submits that any such action of interference with the subject property will be in accordance with law. 5. In view of the foregoing, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed. Sd/- B. PRASADA RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To. 1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue (Endowments-I) Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi. 2. The Commissioner of Endowments, State of Andhra Gollapudi, Vijayawada. 3. The Executive Officer, Sri Madana Venugopala Swamy Temple Pamuru Village and Mandal, Prakasam Districrt Andhra Pradesh. 4. The Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Prakasam Ongole. 5. One CC to Sri. M Vidyasagar, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP For Endowments, High Court of Andhra [OUT] Two CD Copies. Pradesh District at Pradesh 7. AL ^ 4. HIGH COURT DATED:30/07/2025 ORDER WP NO. 19800 OF 2025 ^ 0 2 SEP 2025 )g] DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS