i APHC010406912025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) y TUESDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 20925 OF 2025 Between: 1. Akhila Bharatha Srisaila Kshetra Bhagiratha Vadiyarajula Nitya Annadana Satram Donors Association, H. No. 2-T66 Mandlem Village, Jupadubungla Manal Nandyal District, Rep. by its President Jeripati Satyanarayana Raju 2. Jeripati SatyaiV^yana Raju, S/o Ramulu, Age 55 years. Resident of Plot No. 305-B Wing, Pegasusu, Meenakshi Sky lounge, Khanamet, Kothaguda, K.V. Ranga Reddy District -500084. 3. Thanneru Nagafaju, S/o Subbaiha, Resident of H. No. 7-26/1, Shanthi Near Chnda Nagar E-Seva, Nagar Colony, Chanda Nagar Thirumalagiri, Hyderabad-500050. 4. Ellamuthaka Nafasimhulu, S/o Penchalaiah, Resident of H. No. 119- 12-338, Plot No. 338, Tiruptahi-517501. Bairagipetteda, Near Padmavathi Nagar, ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Endowments Department, at Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The District Collector, Srisailam, Nandyala District, Andhra Pradesh. Amaravathi, r'' 3. The Commissioner, Endowment Department, Opposite to S Grand Restaurant, One Centre, Gollapudi, Vijayawada-521225. 4. The Deputy Commissioner, Srisailam Devasthanam, Nandyal District 5. Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamivarla Devasthanam, Srisailam, Nandhyala District Rep by its Executive Officer 6. Pallapu Srinivasbfu, S/o Venkateshwarulu, Age 51 years. Resident of Puchakayalapalli Village and Post Peddaaraveedu Mandal, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. 7. Orsu l^dda Venkateswarlu, S/o Late Devaiah, Age 75 years, Resident of 1-203-D-95-A1, Tarlupadu Road Near George B pharms College, Markapur, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh - 523316. i r Srisailam 8. Thammisetty Sfthivasulu, S/o Late Timmaiah, Age 45 years. Resident Rayavaram, Prakasam District, Andhra of 4-59, Ongole Road, Pradesh-523371. 9. The Station House Officer, Srisialam Police Station Srisailam, Nandhyal District ...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 one in the nature declaring the action of the 5^^ respondent in threatening to dispossess the 1®' petitioner association from the Annadana Satram for the Vaddera caste situated in 5th Respondent Devasthanam, and in issuing the proceedings Rc.No.C5/1344/2024 dated 24.07.2025 supporting the unofficial respondents for the creation of new bye-laws and election of a body for the management of the Annadana Satram (which is being managed by the 1®* petitioner association), as illegal, arbitrary, ultra vires, discriminatory, mala fide, unlawful, against the principles of natural justice, and in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently set of a Writ of Mandamus, new t r aside the said proceedings Rc.No.05/1344/2024 dated 24.07.2025 issued by the 5th respondent and direct the 5th respondent not to interfere with the management of the Annadana Satram for the Vaddera caste situated in 5 respondent Devasthanam by the 1®* petitioner association, in the interests of justice. th 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 suspend the operation of the proceedings in Rc.No.C5/1344/2024 dated 24.07.2025 issued by the 5*^ respondent, pending disposal of the writ petition. lA NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section ^5)^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 5‘^ respondent not to interfere with the management of the Annadana Satram for the Vaddera caste situated in 5th respondent Devasthanam by the 1®* petitioner association, pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI KAMBHAMPATI RAMESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4:GP FOR ENDOWMENTS Counsel for the Respondent No.5:SRI T. VENUGOPAL, SC FOR ENDOWMENTS Counsel for the Respondent Nos.6 to 8: Counsel for the Respondent No.9: GP FOR HOME^ The Court made the following order: APHC010406912025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] 0^ TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST . TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 20925 OF 2025 Between: KSHETRA BHAGIRATHA SATRAM DONORS BHARATHA SRISAILA NITYA ANNADANA 1.AKHILA VADIYARAJULA ASSOCIATION, H. NO. 2-166 MANDLEM VILLAGE, JUPADUBUNGLA MANAL NANDYAL DISTRICT. REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT JERIPATI SATYANARAYANA RAJU 2. JERIPATI SATYANARAYANA RAJU,, S/0 RAMULU, AGE 55 YEARS, RESIDENT OF PLOT NO. 305-B WING, PEGASUSU, MEENAKSHI SKY LOUNGE, KHANAMET, KOTHAGUDA, K.V. RANGA REDDY DISTRICT -500084. 3.THANNERU NAGARAJU, S/0 SUBBAIHA, RESIDENT OF H. NO. 7- 26/1, SHANTHI NAGAR COLONY, CHANDA NAGAR NEAR CHNDA NAGAR E-SEVA, THIRUMALAGIRI, HYDERABAD-500050. 4.ELLAMUTHAKA NARASIMHULU,, S/0 PENCHALAIAH, RESIDENT OF H. NO. 119-12-338, PLOT NO. 338, BAIRAGIPETTEDA. NEAR PADMAVATHI NAGAR, TIRUPTAHI-517501. ...PETITIONER(S) AND STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, AT SECRETARIAT, ANDHRA 1.THE SECRETARY, VELAGAPUDI. DISTRICT AMARAVATHI,GUNTUR PRADESH. COLLECTOR, SRISAILAM, NANDYALA DISTRICT, 2.THE DISTRICT n 2 ANDHRA PRADESH. 3.THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, OPPOSITE TO S GRAND RESTAURANT, ONE CENTRE, GOLLAPUDI VIJAYAWADA-521225. 4.THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SRISAILAM, NANDYAL DISTRICT BHRAMARAMBA DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, NANDHYALA DISTRICT EXECUTIVE OFFICER 6.PALLAPU SRINIVASULU, S/0 VENKATESHWARULU, YEARS. RESIDENT OF PUCHAKAYALAPALLI VILLAGE AND DISTRICT, ANDHRA SRISAILAM DEVASTHANAM 5.SRI MALLIKARJUNA SWAMIVARLA REP BY ITS AGE 51 POST PEDDAARAVEEDU MANDAL, PRAKASAM PRADESH. 7.0RSU PEDDA VENKATESWARLU, S/0 LATE DEVAIAH, YEARS, RESIDENT OF 1-203-D-95-A1, TARLUPADU ROAD GEORGE B PHARMS COLLEGE, DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 523316. 8.THAMMISETTY SRINIVASULU, S/0 LATE TIMMAIAH, YEARS. RESIDENT OF 4-59, ONGOLE ROAD, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-523371. 9.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, SRISIALAM POLICE SRISAILAM, NANDHYAL DISTRICT AGE 75 NEAR MARKAPUR, PRAKASAM AGE 45 RAYAVARAM, STATION ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioners: 1.KAMBHAMPATI RAMESH BABU Counsel for the Respondents: 1.GP FOR HOME 2.T VENUGOPAL 3.GP FOR ENDOWMENTS t 3 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 20925 OF 2025 The Court made the following order: The writ petition is filed assailing the proceedings of the 5^^ respondent dated 24.07.2025, by which, in order to resolve the disputes between two rival groups of the management committee, a meeting was convened to constitute an ad-hoc executive committee. Heard Sri Kambhampati Ramesh Babu, learned counsel for the 2. petitioners, learned Assistant Government pleader for Endowments appearing for the respondent Nos.1 to 4 and Sri T.Venu Gopal, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.5. St petitioner association is a registered 3. It is contended that the 1 association under the provisions of The Andhra Pradesh Societies nd petitioner was elected as president of the 1 Registration Act, 2001. The 2 petitioner association on 10.04.2025. In the earlier round of litigation, challenging the inaction on the part of the respondents on the complaint made against the 2^^ petitioner herein a writ petition in W.P.No.8136 of 2025 was filed. In the said writ petition, the written instructions of 5*^^ respondent in the case were placed on record. It is relevant to refer to the said written instructions. The same are as follows; 4. “To provide amenities to the devotees visiting for the darshan of Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy, the 4 ■4v Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued orders to allocate land for the construction of Annadanam Satrams in Srisailam. /As part of this, the Srisaila Devasthanam has Ac. 0.50 cents of land in Srisailam temple area to Akhila Bharatha Srisaila Kshetra Vadiyarajula Satram, Srisailam. allocated This office has received number of complaints, regarding non conduct mis management, non production of accounts, of annual audit, etc., against the Akhila Bharatha Srisaila kshetra Vadiyarajula Satram, Srisailam. Accordingly, a notice of enquiry has been issued to the Committee of Akhila Bharatha Srisaila kshetra Satram, Srisailam to attend 17.01.2025 along with the connected records. However, the committee of the Akhila Bharatha Kshetra Vadiyarajula Satram have requested that may be conducted on 05.02.2025. Vadiyarajula an inquiry on 07.01.2025 and Srisailla the inquiry As per the request of the Satram Committee, the inquiry was scheduled on 05.02.2025, and this w/as also communicated to P. Srinivasulu, T.Srinivasulu who Writ Petitioners and the Management Bharatha Srisaila Kshetra Vadiyarajula Satram. were the committee of Akhila Meanwhile, on 04.02.2025, Sri J. Ramutu, the Chairman, Mahashivaratrl which informed this Bhramotsavams office that due to are scheduled on 26.02.2025, involves serving of Annadanam to thousands of devotees. and due to his personal health reasons, they would not be able to attend the inquiry scheduled on 05.02.2025. The chairman has also further informed that a General Body Meeting would be held, and regular elections to the chowitry committee would be conducted on 10.04.2025. Further, it is submitted that, as part of the internal disputes over the management of the Satram both the parties have filed complaints against each another. As the enquiry could not be concluded and reasonable order is not passed filling of the present writ petition is nothing but premature one without exhausting balance of the present writ petition is filed and the convenience, authority has to verify the entire record pertains to the chowitry, and the existing committee has to produce three years annual audit reports along with general body meeting minutes before the Executive Officer, Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Varla Devasthanam to arrive whether the existing committee is functioning properly or not and after perusal of the entire record with receipts and expenditure this authority cannot arrive a logical conclusion and to pass reasonable orders in this regard. That was not done in the instant case and directly approached the Hon'ble Court which is premature in nature and the writ petition is not maintainable and liable to be dismissed with costs. ’’ 5. The said writ petition was disposed recording the submission made on behalf of the respondents that enquiry was initiated pursuant to the complaint petitioner herein. The respondents were directed to complete the enquiry within two months from the date of receipt of the order. nd received against the 2 ■4^ 6- The present impugned proceedings are portrayed as being i pursuance of the said order in the writ petition. However, in a perusal of the same does not appear to be so. Since the complaint made petitioner by the unofficial respondents herein nd against the 2 is about the oppression and petitioner association by the 2"^ given circumstances, the respondents should notices issued on 07.01.2025 and 17.01.2025. However, the impugned proceedings have been issued to an ad-hoc executive committee, without concluding the proceedings initiated on 07.01.2025 and 17.01.2025. mismanagement of the affairs of the V petitioner and others. In the qi continue the proceedings pursuant to the elect/constitute 7. In view of the foregoing, the order impugned in the writ petition i aside. Liberty is granted to the 5 IS set respondent to pass appropriate orders pursuant to the enquiry initiated vide notices dated 07.01.2025, 17.01.2025, by the petitioners and and 10.07.2025, after considering the explanation filed after giving due opportunity of hearing to the petitioners, Within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is needless to observe that the petitioners shall cooperate with the enquiry initiated by the 5*^ respondent. The b'" respondent shall issue and serve notice of hearing to the petitioners and the petitioners shall appear before the 5*'' respondent without petitioners fail to appear despite the respondent is at liberty to fail on the date thus scheduled. If the issuance of notice of hearing, the 5^^ appropriate orders in accordance with law. pass 7 8. Accordingly, 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/- M.PRABHAKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Endowments Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, , at Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The District Collector, Srisailam,' Nandyala District, Andhra Pradesh. 3. The Commissioner, Endowment Department, Opposite to S Grand Restaurant, One Centre, Gollapu^di, Vijayawada-521225. 4. The Deputy Commissioner, Srisailam Devasthanam, Nandyal District 5. The Executive Officer, Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamivarla Devasthanam, Srisailam, Nandhyala District. " 6. The Station House Officer, Srisialam "-Rolice Station Nandhyal District 7. One CC to Sri Kambhampati Ramesh Babu, Advocate [OPUC 8. One CC to Sri T. Venugopal, SC for Endowments[OPUC] 9. Two CCs to GP for Home, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 10. Two CCs to GP for Ehidowments, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 11. Two CD Copies. Srisailam, Srisailam ssb high court DATED:12/08/2025 ORDER WP No.20925 OF 2025 (I n t SEP 2025 I . Current Section . disposing of the w.p. without costs