IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) ^ TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY/^ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 17894 OF 2023 o o Between: K Rakesh, S/o. K. Damodhara Rao, Adopted son of Kothapalli Pushpavathi, Aged 24 years, Occ .Unemployed, R/o.Dr.NO.3-43, Kanumolu (V) and (M), Krishna District - 521 106. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Endowments Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District, A.P. 2. The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Gollapudi, Vijayawada. 3. Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam, Indrakeeladri, Vijayawada, Rep.by its Executive Officer. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner for appointment the 3rd respondent temple the in on compassionate grounds and in contemplating that the petitioner is the adopted son and cannot be considered for appointment on compassionate grounds as bad, illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 14,16,19, 21 and 311 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider the case of the < V 4^ petitioner for appointment on compassionate grounds in the 3rd respondent temple in the interest of justice. lA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to consider the representations of the petitioner Dt.29.05.2023 and 01.06.2023 for appointment on compassionate grounds pending disposal of the above writ petition in the interest of justice. Counsel for the PetitionerSRI. J.V.PHANIDUTH Counsel for the Respondents No.1,2: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS Counsel for the Respondent No.3: M/s PADMAVATHI PADNAVIS The Court made the following: ORDER j APHC010348882023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 17894/2023 Between: 1.K RAKESH, S/0. K. DAMODHARA RAO, KOTHAPALLIPUSHPAVATHI, .UNEMPLOYED, KRISHNA DISTRICT-521 106. ADOPTED SON OF AGED 24 YEARS, OCC R/O.DR.NO.3-43, KANUMOLU (V) AND (M), ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 2.THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, GOLLAPUDI, VLJAYAWADA. MALLESWARASWAMYVARLA DEVASTHANAM, REP.BY ITS EXECUTIVE 3.SRI DURGA INDRAKEELADRI, VIJAYAWADA, OFFICER. ...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 to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner for appointment in the 3rd respondent temple on compassionate grounds and in contemplating that the petitioner is the adopted son and cannot be consideredfor appointmenton compassionategrounds as V bad, illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 14,16,19, Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate grounds in the 3rd respondent temple in the interest of justice and to lA NO: 1 OF 2023 21 and 311 of the pass 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 respondents to consider the i Dt.29.05.2023 and 01.06.2023 for appointment representations of the petitioner . . on compassionate grounds pending disposal of the above writ petition in the interest of justice and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.J.V.PHANIDUTH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.PADMAVATHI PADNAVIS 2.GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following ORDER: Sri J.V.Phaniduth, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present writ petition. Permission is accorded. permission 2. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order costs. as to Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- B CHITTI JOSEPH ASSiSTAN^R^GISTRAR SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To. 1. OneCCto SRI. J.V.PHANIDUTH, 2. Two CCS to GP FOR ENDOWMENTS [OUT] 3. One CC to M/s. PADMAVATHI 4. Three C.D.Copies Advocate [OPUC] - > High Court of Andhra Pradesh. PADNAVIS, Advocate [OPUC] nm HIGH COURT DATED:21/01/2025 ORDER WP.No.17894 of 2023 Co I. -PK- % •sS ATr-HBD P ‘k..- ■V DISMISING THE WP AS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT COSTS