IFTJ APHC010421452025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) ( WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 21813 OF 2025 Between: 1. BASAVA KALI NAGA MADHSUDHANA RAO, S/o. SobhanaChalapathi Rao, Aged about 70 Years, Occ Business R/o D/N 6-3, Kothapeta, Nuzvid, Eluru District ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Endowments) Department, Velagapudi, Guntur District, A.P. 2. The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Gollapudi, Vijayawada, NTR District 3. The Deputy Commissioner, Endowments Department,Kakinada 4. Sri Venkatachafa Swamy vari Temple, Nuzvid, Eluru District, Rep. by its Executive Officer Secretariat Buildings ...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 of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in not declaring the petitioner as Founder Family Member of the 4th respondent temple by % considering the petitioners representation dated 11.07.2025 as bad, illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction, violative of principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14, 21, 25 26 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the 2"^ respondent to declare the petitioner as Founder Family Member of the 4TH respondent temple by considering the petitioners representation dated 11.07.2025 set aside the same. 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 2nd respondent to consider the petitioners representation dated 11.07.2025. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI D V SASIDHAR Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 3: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS Counsel for the Respondent No. 4: SRI K KOTESWARA RAO SC FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following order: 1 W.P. No.21813 OF 2025 Date of order:20.08.2025 APHC010421452025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 21813/2025 Between: Basava Kali Naga Madhsudhana Rao ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.D VSASIDHAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following: 2 W.P. No.21813 OF 2025 Date of order:20.08.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.21813 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel appearing for respondents 2 and 3. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the 2'"'^ respondent in considering the representation dated 11.07.2025, whereby the petitioner submitted an application seeking declaration as Founder Family Member of Venktachala Swamy Vaari Temple, Nuzvid. The learned counsel further submits that the petitioner has also submitted a family tree, claiming to be a legal heir of the founders of the temple. The said application is yet to be considered by the 2'^'^ respondent. 3. Considering the submissions, there shall be a direction to the 2^^ respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner, dated 11.07.2025, in accordance with Section 15 of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of this order. 3 Sk W.P. NO.21813OF2025 Date of order:20.08.2025 4. With the above, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 5. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall SD/- SHAIK MOHD. RAFI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR stand closed. //TRUE COPY// C^^FFICER SECTI To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue (Endowments) Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, A.P. 2. The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Gollapudi, Vijayawada, NTR District 3. The Deputy Commissioner, Endowments Department,Kakinada 4. The Executive Officer, Sri Venkatachala Swamy vari Temple, Nuzvid, Eluru District, 5. OneCCto Sri. D V Sasidhar Advocate [OPUC] 6. One CC to Sri. K Koteswara Rao SC for Endowments [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP For Endowments, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 8. Two CD Copies GSC Guntur District, -f 1 -A HIGH COURT DATE0:20/08/2025 ORDER WP NO. 21813 OF 2025 ^ 0 SEP 2025 itSectioiiX*5 € rrt') <» DISPOSING THE WP WITHOUT COSTS