APHC010184142026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] FRIDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 10168/2026 Between: 1. GUDA RAMMOHAN, S/O. VENKATESWARLU, AGED 57 YEARS, FOUNDER FAMILY MEMBER, R/O. DOOR NO.8-57(2), MANGAMURU ROAD, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P.522237 2. THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT.521225 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, GUNTUR.522002 4. SRI MOKSHA RAMALINGESWARA SWAMY TEMPLE RAMATHEERTHAM, CHEEMAKUTTU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT REP.BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER 523226 ...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 topleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus challenging the action of the respondents in not making necessary entries in Section 43 register of Act 30/87 of the 4th respondent temple i.e. Ac.20.00 cents of land situated at Sy. No.24/3B of RL Puram village, Chimakurthy Mandal, Prakasam District for recognition of the said land as specific endowment for performing 2 Kalyanostavam every year during Mahasivaratri festival by the petitioners family by considering representation dated 20.02.2026 as bad illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14, 21, 25 and 26 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to make necessary entries in Section 43 register of Act 30/87 of the 4th respondent temple i.e. Ac.20.00 cents of land situated at Sy. No.24/3B of RL Puram village, Chimakurthy Mandal, Prakasam District for recognition of the said land as specific endowment for performing Kalyanostavam every year during Mahasivaratri festival by considering representation dated 20.02.2026 and pass 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 may be pleased to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 20.02.2026 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D V SASIDHAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 10168/2026 ORDER: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of the India seeking the following reliefs:- “to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus challenging the action of the respondents in not making necessary entries in Section 43 register of Act 30/87 of the 4th respondent temple i.e. Ac.20.00 cents of land situated at Sy.No.24/3B of RL Puram village, Chimakurthy Mandal, Prakasam District for recognition of the said land as specific endowment for performing ‘Kalyanostavam’ every year during ‘Mahasivaratri festival’ by the petitioners family by considering representation dated 20.02.2026 as bad illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14, 21, 25 and 26 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to make necessary entries in Section 43 register of Act 30/87 of the 4threspondent temple i.e. Ac.20.00 cents of land situated at Sy.No.24/3B of RL Puram village, Chimakurthy Mandal, Prakasam Districtfor recognition of the said land as specific endowment for performing ‘Kalyanostavam’ every year during ‘Mahasivaratri festival’ by considering representation dated 20.02.2026 and pass such other order.” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner submitted a representation dated 20.02.2026 for recognition of specific endowments land i.e., Ac.20.00 cents given by the ancestors of the petitioner for performance of Kalyanostavam every year during ‘Mahasivaratri festival’. But, the respondents neither considered the representation of the petitioner and 4 recognized the subject land as endowments land nor made any entries in the 43 register maintained under the Endowments Act, 1987 (Act No.30 of 1987). Hence, the writ petition. 4. On the other hand, learned Government Pleader for the respondents submits that the respondents would consider the representation of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders as early as possible. 5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for all the parties and on perusal of the material placed on record, this Court inclined to dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents more particularly respondent No.2 to consider the representation dated 20.02.2026 of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders, after providing opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as other stakeholder if any, including the temple, within a period of six(6) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 6. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel miscellaneous application, pending, if any, shall also stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 17.04.2026 TTPPSS 5 97 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 10168/2026 17.04.2026 TTPPSS