APHC010291722026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 15386/2026 Between: 1. GANTLA RAMANA,, S/O. GANTLA APPALA NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC. PRIVATE EMPLOYEE, R/O H.NO.5- 5, VARALAKSHMI NAGAR, WARD NO.72, VEPAGUNTA VILLAGE, PENDURTHI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT - 530047. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI VILLAGE, TULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522503. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT - 521225. 3. SRI VARAHA LAKSHMI NARASIMHA SWAMY VARI DEVASTHANAM, REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER-CUM- SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR, SIMHACHALAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT - 530028. ...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 a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondent No.3 in passing Order Rc.No.Jl/8/2026 dated 30.04.2026 under Section 83(2) of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 treating the petitioner as an encroacher and directing eviction from the residential 2 house bearing H.No.5-5 situated at Varalakshmi Nagar, Vepagunta Village, Pendurthi Mandal, Visakhapatnam District as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and contrary to the principles of natural justice and consequently set aside the same 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 pleased to suspend the operation of Order Rc.No.J1/8/2026 dated 30.04.2026 passed by respondent No.3 and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the residential house bearing H.No.5-5 situated at Varalakshmi Nagar, Vepagunta Village, Pendurthi Mandal, Visakhapatnam District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BASIREDDY GARI SOMANATHESWARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 15386 of 2026 ORDER: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “… to issue a Writ, Order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondent No.3 in passing order vide Rc.No.J1/8/2026, dated 30.04.2026 under Section 83(2) of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 treating the petitioner as an encroacher and directing eviction from the residential house bearing H.No.5-5 situated at Varalakshmi Nagar, Vepagunta village, Pendurthi Mandal, Visakhapatnam District as illegal and arbitrary and consequently set aside the same and pass such other order or orders..…” 2. Heard Sri D.V.Sasidhar, learned counsel, representing the learned counsel for the petitioner, Smt K.Ujwala Devi, learned counsel for respondent No.2 and Sri Deva Deepak, learned counsel for respondent No.3. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is having other alternative remedy under Section 83(6) of Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 and he would request this Court to permit the writ petitioner to file an appeal before the concerned authority assailing the order in Rc.No.J1/8/2026, dated 30.04.2026. 4 4. Permission is accorded to file an appeal before the Endowments Tribunal within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On filing of such appeal, the appellate authority is directed to dispose of the same in accordance with law. The respondents are directed to maintain status quo as on today for a period of four (4) weeks from today i.e., 15.06.2026. 5. With the above said direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. 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 : 15.06.2026 SJ 5 144 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 15386 of 2026 Date : 15.06.2026 SJ