V IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 6102 OF 2025 Between: Kala Veerish Kumar, S/o Bapuji, aged 43 years, R/o Door No.7-245/1 Appalanarassaya Colony Vepagunta, Pendurthy, Visakhapatnam District. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of A.P., rep by the Principal Secretary, Endowments Department, Secretariat, Velgapudi, Amaravathi Guntur District. . 2. The Commissioner, Endowments Department Gollapudi, Vijayawada, NTR District. 3. Executive Officer, Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamyvari Devasthanam, Simhachalam Visakhapatnam District. Pilli Murthy M, S/o Late Yallayya, Age 34 years Occ Business R/o 9244 Ghat Road, Adavivaram Simhachalam Visakhapatnam District 4. ...RESPONDENTS I 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 appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in issued proceedings L.Dis.No.B2/CO-12023(34)78/2022 dt.25-02-2025 in favor of Respondent by extending his license rights for supply of Mandapams and flower decorations for performing marriages in up-hills and down-hills of the Sri Varalakshmi Narasimha Swamyvari Devasthanam. Simhachalam Temple for a period of six months from 01.02.2025 to 31.07.2025 without conducting public Auction under notification issued by 3rd Respondent dt.31- 12-2024 for the license hold rights: by violating the orders dt.22-01-2025 W.P.No. 1504/2025 despite Pefitioriers’ representation dt. illegal, arbitrary and violative of articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 of Constitution India, contrary the provisions of .The A.P.Charitable and Institutions & Endowment Act, 1987 :and rules there under, principles of natural justice and set aside extention orders dt. 25-02-2025 and consequently the direct the :RespQadents 2 to 3 to issue fresh tender notification for Public auction of .lease hold rights of marriage articles i.e to supply of flower decorations, lightings, tents for performance of Wedding Pavilion (Kalayana Mandapams). in 10-02-2025 as of Hindu Religious against the marriage at lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 1ST CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in suppdHt of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the proceedings L.Dis.No.B2/CO-12023(34)78/2022 dt.25-02-2025 in favor of 4‘^ respondent by extending his license rights issued by 2ND Respondent pehdihg/Glisposal of the writ petition. ^ / /' #7^ ; f " Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI RAMA KRISHNA A Counsel for the Respondents No.l& 2: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS Counsel for the Respondent No.3: SRI CHINTAPALLI SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent No.4: SRI D V SASIDHAR The Court made the following Order: F APHC010105872025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT the honourable smt justice KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 6102 of 2025 Between: Kala Veerish Kumar ...Petitioner AND The State of AP and others Counsel for the Petitioner: I.Rarna Krishna A Counsel for the Respondents: I.Chintapalli Srinivas 2.GP for Endowments 3D V Sasidhar The Court made the following order: ...Respondents Heard Sri A.Rama Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. The writ petition is filed challenging the action of the respondents extending the license for a period of six months from 01.02.2025 to 2. 31.07.2025. The grievance of the petitioner is that pursuant to the tender notification dated 31.12.2024 issued by the respondent for the supply of tents. 3. r"- pandals, flower decorations, lighting, etc., for marriages at the Wedding Pavilion (Kalayana Mandapams) for a period of two years (with a condition to increase by 10% in the 2"^^ year), the petitioner submitted his tender document after complying with the deposit of EMD of Rs. 10,00,000/-. 4. The unofficial respondent, who was the earlier licensee, approached this Court by way of a Writ Petition in W.P.No.1504 of 2025, challenging the action of the respondent in issuing the auction notification dated 31.12.2024. 5. This Court, vide order dated 22.01.2025, disposed of the writ petition with the following direction: Directing the 3'^^ respondent to consider the representation dated 09.12.2024 submitted by the petitioner and appropriate orders, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. Further directed that the auction may go on and the petitioner is at liberty to participate In the said auction." Pursuant to the said order, the representation filed by the petitioner disposed of, granting an extension of lease for a period of six months with effect from 01.02.2025 to 31.07.2025. pass 6. was 7. The learned counsel for the petitioner argues that the direction of this Court was to dispose of the representation and further directed to proceed with the auction, granting liberty to the petitioner therein to participate in the said auction. However, the respondents, without complying with the said direction, without proceeding with the auction, granted an extension to the writ petitioner in the said writ petition. The cancelled the tender petitioner herein. respondents extended the lease and process, and refunded the EMD deposited by the 8. Learned counsel for the unofficial the unofficial respondent tender, two out of the four Mandapams respondent submitted that although \ X was initially granted four Mandapams in the initial ! \ / were taken over by the temple itself. 9. Therefore, the unofficial respondent sought an extension through legal was not disposed of, and since the temple a fresh auction, the and this Court directed the process, as their representation authorities were proposing to conduct unofficial respondent approached this Court consider their representation, it is contended that on account of the impugned order granting extension of the lease in favour of the unofficial respondents to respondents. the auction proceedings were dropped. 10. Considered the rival submissions and having regard to the orders passed by this Court, it is noted that the respondents have taken a decision to under such circumstances extend the lease in favor of the 4“^ respondent, going ahead with the auction not arise. Consequently, the action proceedings could not be found fault directed to conduct the auction well i hold rights with effect from 01.08.2026 pursuant to the tender process therefore would of the respondents in canceling the auction with. However, the respondents m advance, for the ensuing award of lease were by way of a public auction. 11. 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. assistant reg?strar //true copy// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Endowment Amaravathi Guntur District. 2- The Commissioner, District. 3- The Executive Officer, r Devasthanam, Simhachalam 4. One CC to SRI 5. Two CCs to GP for 6. One CC to Sri T. One CC to Sri D V 8. Three CD Copies VnaCgsg) s Department, Secretariat Velgapudi, Endowments Department Gollapudi, Vijayawada NTR Sri Varaha Lakshmi i j Visakhapatnam District. Advocate fOPUCJ Narasimha Swamyvari RAMa KRISHNA A Endowments, Chintapalli Srinivas, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] Advocate fOPUCJ Sasidhar, Advocate fOPUCJ T HIGH COURT DATED:07/04/2025 \ \ ORDER WP.No.6102 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS