NV,J W.P.No.2039 of 2019 APHC010044172019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 2039/2019 Between: 1. NEKKALAPUDI CHAKRADHARA RAO, S/O CHALAPATHI RAO, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, CULTIVATION, R/O SINGARAJUPALEM HLO AVAPADU, NALLAJARLA MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DIST ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ENDOWMENTS (REVENUE), VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 4. SRI VEERESWARA SWAMYVARI DEVESTHANAM, REP BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SINGARAJUPALEM, H/O AVAPADU, NALLAJARLA MANDAL, W.G.DISTA ...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 writ, order or orders specially one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents specially the executive officer of the 4th respondent in trying to dispossess the NV,J W.P.No.2039 of 2019 petitioners from the agriculi.ural lands of an extent of Ac. Ac.2-00 cts, S.No.623/3, Ac.2-32 cts in S.No.623/3, Ac.2-64 cts in S.No.623/1, Ac.1-46 cts in S.No.623/2 of Singarajupalli H/o Avapadu, Nallajarla Mandal, West Godavari District without following the procedure contemplated either under the A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 and the Rules made there under or any other Act in vogue is illegal, arbitrary, violative of A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 and the Rules and Art 300-A of the Constitution of India and corm equently desist the respondents from interfering with the possession of the lands referred to supra and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2019 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 executive Officer of the 4th respondent not to interfere with petitioners possession of land, not to dispossess petitioners from the agricultural of an extent of Ac. Ac.2-00 cts, S.No.623/3, Ac.2-32 cts in S.No.623/3, Ac.2-64 cts in S.No.623/1, Ac.1-46 cts in S.No.623/2 of Singarajupalli H/o Avapadu, Nallajarla Mandal, West Godavari District, pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. T V JAGGI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. K MADHAVA REDDY 2. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) NV,J W.P.No.2039 of 2019 The Court made the following ORDER: The present writ petition is filed challenging the action of respondents in trying to dispossess the petitioners from the agricultural lands situated in Singarajupalli, Nallajarla Mandal of West Godavari District without following due process of law. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents. 3. After hearing the learned counsel on either side, this Court was pleased to grant status quo in respect of subject property in favour of the petitioners and the same is continuing, pending writ petition. 4. While so, pending writ petition, the respondents instituted O.A. before the Endowments Tribunal under Section 87 of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act (for short 8the Act9), seeking eviction of the petitioners, and the same is pending adjudication. 5. Considering the submissions made by both the learned counsel since the respondents temple instituted O.A., before the Tribunal for eviction of the petitioners as per Section 87 of the Act, the respondents is entitled to get the relief before the Tribunal and no further orders are required to be passed in the present writ petition. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. In view of the initiation of the O.A., before the Tribunal, both parties shall maintain status quo NV,J W.P.No.2039 of 2019 obtaining as on today, till disposal of the O.A. However, if the respondents intend to evict the petitioners, they are at liberty to file appropriate application before the Tribunal and the Tribunal is directed to dispose of the O.A., filed by the respondents - Temple as early as possible. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 28.01.2026 DDvvss NV,J W.P.No.2039 of 2019 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA 248 WRIT PETITION NO: 2039/2019 28.01.2026 DDvvss