APHC010797582014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3310] TUESDAY ,THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 35909/2014 Between: Mettireddy Sanyasi Rao, ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. T V SRI DEVI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. V T M PRASAD 2. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) 3. T V S KUMAR The Court made the following Order: The Writ Petition No.4168 of 2013 is filed, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: “….to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of action of the 3rd and 4th respondents in issuing letters in Rc.No.A2/1175/2007 Admn., dt.08-06-2007 and Rc.No.A3/1550/2007, dt.16-06-2007 to the 8th respondent 2 requesting not to register the documents in respect of lands situated in Sy.Nos.180/1 & 180/2 of Kothavalasa Village, Parvathipuram Mandal, Vizianagaram District, without prior permission of the 2nd respondent is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art 14 and 23 of Constitution of India and provisions of sec 22-A of Registration Act, 1908 (A.P. Amendment Act 19 of 2007) and consequently set aside….” 2. This Court, vide order, dated 25.11.2014, has granted interim order in WPMP.No.44938 of 2014 reads as follows: “Counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no provision in the A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 empowering the third and fourth respondents to address seventh and eighth respondents vide proceedings dated 08.06.2007, 16.06.2007, 07.09.207 directing them not to register the subject document. The G.P. for Endowments as well as Standing Counsel for respondents 5 and 6 have not been able to point out any provision in the above Act empowering the respondents 1 to 4 to address such letters to respondents 7 and 8. Since prima facie, there is no jurisdiction in the respondents 1 to 4 to issue such directions to respondents 7 and 8, the said proceedings in Rc.No.A2/1175/2007, Admn., dated 08.06.2007, Rc.No.A3/1550/2007 dated 16.06.2007 and Letter dated 07.09.2007 issued by 8th respondent are suspended. A direction is given to respondents 7 and 8 to consider registering the document bearing P.No.94/2013 dated 07.05.2013 presented by the petitioner with respect to lands situated in Sy.Nos.180/2A of Kothavalasa Village, Parvathipuram Mandal, Vizianagaram District without reference to the above proceedings/letters.” 3. Heard Smt.T.V.Sri Devi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri P.Srinivas, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments, for the respondent(s). 4. On hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that she is not in touch with the petitioner and reports no instructions. She further submits that, in view of the interim order, dated 25.11.2014, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition and hence, it may be closed. 3 5. Recording the above submissions, the Writ Petition is closed. No costs. 6. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ Dr. K. MANMADHA RAO, J BMS