APHC010067282018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 3102/2018 Between: 1. A.A.V.S.PHANI KUMAR,, S/O.RAMACHARYULU, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC. SUPRABHATA ARCHAKA IN SRI VENKATESWARA SWAMY TEMPLE, DWARAKA TIRUMALA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, (CHINNA TIRUPATHI), WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2. B. JENTENDRA,, S/O.MURALIKRISHNAMACHARYULU, AGED 32 YEARS, OCC. SUPRABHATA ARCHAKA IN SRI VENKATESWARA SWAMY TEMPLE, DWARAKA TIRUMALA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, (CHINNA TIRUPATHI), WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. K.T. N. SRINIVASACHARYULU,, S/O.PURUSHOTTARNACHARYULU, AGED 40 YEARS, OCC. ASST. ARCHAKA IN SRI VENKATESWARA SWAMY TEMPLE, DWARAKA TIRUMALA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, (CHINNA TIRUPATHI), WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. V. GOPALAKRISHNAMACHARYULU,, S/O.BHASKARACHARYULU, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC. ASST. ARCHAKA IN SRI VENKATESWARA SWAMY TEMPLE, DWARAKA TIRUMALA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, (CHINNA TIRUPATHI), WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. R.S.BANGARU BABU,, S/O.R.V.V.VARA PRASAD, AGED 30 YEARS, OCC. VRUSHBHA PUJA ARCHAKA IN SRI VENKATESWARA SWAMY TEMPLE, DWARAKA TIRUMALA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, (CHINNA TIRUPATHI), WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2 6. K.V.R. KUMARA SARMA,, S/O.K.S.A.VARA PRASAD, AGED 31 YEARS, OCC. ASST. ARCHAKA IN SRI VENKATESWARA SWAMY TEMPLE, DWARAKA TIRUMALA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, (CHINNA TIRUPATHI), WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. PRL SECY ENDOWMENTS DEPT, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, ANDHRA PRADESH, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. SRI VENKATESWARA SWAMY TEMPLE, DWARAKA TIRUMALA(CHINNA TIRUPATHI), BHIMADOLE, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. V S K RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. PULIPATI RADHIKA 2. . The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.3102 OF 2018 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for 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 respondents in not extending the time scale to the petitioners in the 3rd respondent temple for the posts held by petitioners as Suprabhata Archaka, Assistant Archaka and Vrushbha Puja Archaka as illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust, violative of Article 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to extend the time scale to the petitioners in the 3rd respondent temple and grant all consequential benefits including the monetary benefits and grant and pass…” 2. Heard Sri V.S.K.Rama Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners through video conference and learned Standing Counsel for Endowments. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that interim order of this Court is implemented and in that view of the matter, no further orders are required in the writ petition, since they will continue the same in accordance with law. 4. Considering the same, interim order made earlier is made absolute and the writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. 4 As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 13.08.2025 Pmk 5 49 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No:3102 OF 2018 Date: 13.08.2025 Pmk