APHC010205182013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 2644/2013 Between: 1. VEDANTAM LAKSHMI NARASIMHA CHARYULU,, S/O SRI GOPALA CHARYULU, OCC: ARCHAKA, SRI VENUGOPALA & ANJANEYA SWAMY DEVASTHANAM, PEDAKAKANI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. VEDANTAM TIRUMALA SRIMANNARAYANA DEEKSHITHULU,, S/O SRI GOPALA CHARYULU, OCC: ARCHAKA, SRI VENUGOPALA & ANJANEYA SWAMY DEVASTHANAM, PEDAKAKANI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. SRI VENUGOPALA ANJANEYA SWAMY DEVASTHANAM, PEDAKAKANI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, GUNTUR. 3. THE REGIONAL JOINT COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, A.P., MULTI ZONE-II, TIRUPATHI, CHITTOOR DIST. 4. THE COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, DHARMIKA BHAVAN, TILAK ROAD. BOGGULAKUNTA, HYDERABAD. Page 2 of 3 5. THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD. ...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 toto issue a writ, order or direction especially one in the nature of the Writ of Mandamus, to declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the salaries/remunerations to the petitioners inspite of extracting work from the Petitioners for the last 5 years as illegal, void and violative of Art.21 of the Constitution of India and violative of Sec.34 of the Endowments Act, 1987 and consequently, direct the respondents to pay the pay scales as per G.O.Ms.No.261, dated: 20.05.2002 with arrears and interest to the petitioners forthwith. IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 3245 OF 2013 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 implement and pay the pay scales as per G.O.Ms.No. 261. dated: 20. 05.2002 every month. Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. N GURU GOPAL Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. KAPPERA KOTESWARA RAO SC for Endowments,A.P. Region. 2. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following: The writ petition was filed to declare the action of the respondents in not paying salaries/remuneration to the petitioners for the last five years, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The writ petition was listed on 07.09.2021, and the Court ordered notice to the petitioners since the learned counsel for the petitioners had expired pending the writ petition. Thereafter, the writ petition was listed on 14.11.2025 and learned standing counsel for Endowments took time to get the latest instructions. 3. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, learned standing counsel, on instructions submitted, that the petitioners have been rendering services in the Temple and they are being paid salaries regularly. Learned standing counsel also placed vouchers to that effect. 4. Copies of vouchers are made part of the record. 5. Given the instructions of the learned standing counsel, the cause in this writ petition does not survive. 6. Hence, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, in this case, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 21.11.2025 IKN