APHC010472392026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] THURSDAY, THE 17th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 25855/2026 Between: 1. ERLA MADHAVAIAH, S/O LATE SRI E. DHARMAIAH, AGED 55 YEARS, OCC CLASS I ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, R/O D.NO. 1/17, M.M. WADA, SRIKALAHASTI POST, SRIKALAHASTI 517644, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 522238. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA 520001, NTR DISTRICT. 3. SRI DURGA MALLESWARA SWAMY VARLA DEVASTHANAM, REP BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, INDRAKEELADRI, VIJAYAWADA 520001, NTR DISTRICT. 4. M/S A S INFRA A PROPRIETARY CONCERN, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI SHAIK NAYUM, S/O IBRAHIM, HAVING OFFICE AT D.NO. 5-76D, HARIHARA NILAYAM, GANGARAJU NAGAR, ROAD NO. 4, KAKINADA 533005, KAKINADA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 toIssue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in accepting and awarding the open National Competitive Bidding electrical works contract of Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam, Vijayawada, in favour of the 4th respondent proprietary concern, whose proprietor Sri Shaik Nayum, son of Ibrahim, does not profess Hinduism, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, contrary to the scheme of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 (Act 30 of 1987), contrary to G.O.Ms.No.426, Revenue (Endowments-I) Department, dated 09.11.2015, contrary to the binding ratio of the common judgment of this Hon'ble Court in W.P.No.40252 of 2015 and batch, dated 27.09.2019, and contrary to Articles 14, 25 and 26 of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to disqualify the 4th respondent and to accept the petitioner's bid, being the next lowest eligible Hindu Class-I Electrical Contractor, and award the work to the petitioner. IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 restraining the respondents 1 to 3 from issuing work order, concluding agreement, permitting mobilisation or making any payment in favour of the 4th respondent in respect of the said tender, and further restraining the 4th respondent from entering the temple precincts pursuant to the said bid26, pending disposal of the main writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VALLEPU JAGADEESH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.25855 OF 2026 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Learned counsel endorsed the same on the bundle. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, the present Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 17.09.2026 KBN 4 26 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.25855 of 2026 Date: 17.09.2026 KBN