APHC010507682024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] MONDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 26303/2024 Between: 1. SATYENDRA DOSS, DISCIPLE OF SRI SWAMY HATHIRAMJI MUTT, C/O G.VASUDEV, 3-49-C (ND FLOOR), TIRUCHANOOR, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. ANDHRA PRADESH DHARMIKA PARISHAD, REP. BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AT GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AT GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA. 4. THE REGIONAL JOINT COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. 5. SRI SWAMY HATHIRAMJI MUTT, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, REP.BY ITS FIT PERSON. 6. SRI OMPRAKASH DOSS, INTERIM MAHANTH SRI SWAMY HATHIRAMJI MUTT, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. 7. SRI RAMESH NAIDU, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SRI TIRUPATHAMMA VARI TEMPLE, PENUGANCHIPROLU, 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 proceedings in File No.COE- 25033/37/2022- DP CELL-ENDOWMENTS, dated 25.2.2024 appointing the 6 respondent as the Interim Mahanth and the 7TH respondent as the Administrative Officer of Sri Swamy Hathiramji Mutt, Tirupati, though the petitioner possessed the implicit eligibility to be appointed as the Mahanth, as illegal, contrary to the provisions of the A.P.Charitable and Hindu Religious institutions and Endowments Act, 1987, violative of Articles 14 and 16 of Constitution of India and set-aside the same and consequently direct the respondents 2 and 3 to consider the petitioner for appointment to the post of Mahanth of the Sri Swamy Hathiramji Mutt, Tirupati and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 direct the respondents 2 and 3 to conduct a fresh inquiry under Section 52 of the Act 30/1987 for filling the post of Matadipathi of Hathiramji Mutt as a temporary arrangement, taking into consideration the antecedents and seniority of the petitioner in proper perspective, pending disposal of the writ petition and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 may be pleased to permit to implead him as Respondent No.8, in above writ petition, since, the implead petitioner is a proper and necessary party who is an Aspirant of Mahanthship of Mutt and interested Party, in bringing real facts, in the subject matter of Mutt and consequently direct the registry to make necessary changes to the extent of adding the respondent No.8 wherever necessary, in cause titles and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. J UGRANARASIMHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. V SURYA KIRAN KUMAR 2. T VENU GOPAL 3. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following Order: Heard J. Ugra Narasimha, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner(s). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submits that the cause in the writ petitions would not survive for adjudication and no further orders are required to be passed in the writ petitions. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA Date:04.12.2025 JAK THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA 211 WRIT PETITION NO: 26303/2024 04.12.2025 JAK