APHC010597652023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] THURSDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 30789/2023 Between: 1. K. RAMACHANDRA MOHAN,, S/O. K. VENKATA NARAYANA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER (UNDER ORDER OF TRANSFER) (FAC), SRI VEERAVENKATA SATYANARAYANA SWAMY VARI DEVASTHANAM, ANNAVARAM, R/O. FLAT NO. 107, SIRI ENCLAVE, JAKKAMPUDI ROAD, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 topleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the orders in G.O.Rt.No.l067, Revenue (Endowments.I) Department, dated 21.11.2023 passed by the 1st Respondent, transferring the petitioner from the office of the 2nd respondent and posting him as Executive Officer of Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Vari Devasthanam, Annavaram, being bad, illegal, arbitrary, contrary the notification issued by the Govt, of India in F.No. 29/20/2015(SR)S, dated 04.12.2015 fixing the cadre strength and allocating the staff working in Endowments Department to Section 29 of A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious 2 Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 and Rules made there under including G.O.Ms.No.702, Finance (SMPC) Department, dated 26.11.2001, as well as contrary to the Fundamental rules and in gross violation of the principles of natural justice and consequentially to set aside the same while retaining the petitioner at the O/o. 2nd respondent and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 pleased to suspend the operation of G.O.Rt.No. 1067, Revenue (Endowments.I) Department, dated 21.11.2023, where under the petitioner was transferred from the Office of 2 respondent and posted as Executive Officer of Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Vari Devasthanam, Annavaram, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. E SAMBASIVA PRATAP Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following: 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.30789 of 2023 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed declaring the orders in G.O.Rt.No.1067, Revenue (Endowments.I) Department, dated 21.11.2023 passed by the 1st Respondent transferring the petitioner from the office of the 2nd respondent and posting him as Executive Officer of Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Vari Devasthanam Annavaram as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that no cause survives in the present petition in view of the subsequent events and changed circumstances. 3. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions if any shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY,J Date: 17.07.2025 SCS 4 51 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 30789/2023 DATE:- 17.07.2025 SCS