APHC010068932013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] TUESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 29564/2013 Between: 1. KONDRAKUNTA RANGA RAO,, S/O. LATE SRI K. JAGANNADHAM, AGED 55 YEARS, RIO. INUMETLA VILLAGE, RAJUPALEM MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS-I) DEPARTMENT, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, AP, HYDERABAD, 2. THE COMMISSIONER ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, BOGGULAKUNTA, RAMKOTI, HYDERABAD, A. P., 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 5. THE MANAGER, SRI SITARAMANJANEYA SWAMY TEMPLE, INUMETLA VILLAGE, RAJUPALEM MANDAL, GUNTUR 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 toto issue writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the impugned Memo No.D2/32333/2012 2 dt.04-02-2013 of the 2nd Respondent in rejecting the claim of the Petitioner for entrustment of the Management and its properties of the 5th Respondent as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the relevant provisions of the A.P.Endowments Act and consequentially to set aside the same with a direction to the Respondents to entrust the management and its properties of the 5th Respondent to the Petitioner for its better administration and to get more income to the subject temple and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 36723 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 suspend the operation of the impugned Memo No.D213233312012 dt.04- 02- 2013 of the 2nd Respondent pending disposal of the writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V S K RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. P PADMAVATHI 2. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) 3. MEKAPOTHULA SRINIVASA RAO SC FOR ENDOWMENTS PALNADU PRAKASAM AND SPSR NELLORE The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 29564/2013 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Stanidng Counsel for respondent No.5. 2. The claim of the petitioner is that the petitioner was rejected by respondent No.2 for entrustment of the management of respondent No.5- temple vide proceedings dated 04.02.2013. Assailing the same, the present Writ Petition is filed. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pending the writ petition, the petitioner was appointed as a manager and entrusted the management of respondent No.5-temple. In view of the entrustment of management of respondent No.5-temple to the petitioner as a manager, no further orders are necessary. 4. The said fact was confirmed by the learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No.5. 5. In view of the above, no further are necessary in the Writ Petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 03.03.2026 TPS 4 109 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 29564/2013 03.03.2026 TPS 5