APHC010807772016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3310] FRIDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 24862/2016 Between: Seethamahalaxmi ...PETITIONER AND Prl Secy Endomwments Dept Hyd 3 Others and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. TENEPALLI NIRANJAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) The Court made the following: ORDER:- The Writ Petition 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 Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent temple in not considering the case of petitioner for allotment of land to an extent of Ac. 4.00 cents in Sy.No.336 situated at Venigandla Village, Pedakakani Mandal, Guntur District pursuant to the auction dated 20.06.2016 since the highest auction purchaser default the next auction purchase is the petitioner who is the LR of the earlier statutory tenant and his small former application is also pending before the 3rd respondent including opposing the Orders passed by this Hon’ble Court in WP No.19047 of 2016, dated 30.06.2016 and WP No.22347 of 2016 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and also violation of Articles 14, 19, 2 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the 4th respondent to consider the case of the petitioner and allot the auction in favour of the petitioner and pass .…” 2. Heard Mr. T.Niranjan, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Endowments appearing for the respondents. 3. The present writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondent No.4-Temple in not considering the case of the petitioner for allotment of land to an extent of Ac.4.00 cents in Sy.No.336 situated at Venigandla Village, Pedakakani Mandal, Guntur District, pursuant to the auction dated 20.06.2016, since the highest auction purchaser default, the next auction purchase is the petitioner who is the LR of the earlier statutory tenant and his small former application is also pending before the respondent No.3. 4. On hearing, learned Government Pleader for Endowments submits that the lease period was only one year and the same was already lapsed by 2017 itself. In view of the same, as the lease period was lapsed by 2017 itself, no cause survives in the Writ Petition at present and it may be closed. 5. Recording the said submission, this Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. 3 6. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ Dr. K. MANMADHA RAO, J Dated 07.02.2025 SCS 4 168 THE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE K. MANMADHA RAO W.P.No.24862 of 2016 Date : 07.02.2025 SCS