Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : 03.07.2026 Date of uploading : 04.07.2026 APHC010325182026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] FRIDAY, THE 3rd DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 17469/2026 Between: 1. NAGAM KARTHIK,, S/O LATE RAMMOHAN RAO, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/O D.NO.2-1, EEDUPALLI VILLAGE, NAGARAM MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT, (PREVIOUSLY IN GUNTUR DISTRICT). 2. NAGAM SRINIVASA RAO,, S/O LATE ADINARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/O D.NO.2-1, EEDUPALLI VILLAGE, NAGARAM MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT (PREVIOUSLY IN GUNTUR DISTRICT). ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT- 522237. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA-521225. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, BAPATLA-522101. 2 4. SRI EEDULAMMA AND ADDANKI NANCHARAMMA VARLA DEVASTHANAM, EEDUPALLI VILLAGE, NAGARAM MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT-522268, REP.BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER ...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 to issue any writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in threatening to dispossess the petitioners from the land an extent of Ac.2.45 cents in Sy.No.1404 situated in Eedupalli Village, Nagaram Mandal, Bapatia District without issuing/passing any notice or order and its proposed action to conduct auction in respect of the said land is illegal, violation of principles of natural justice, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the provisions of the Act 1987 and consequently direct the 4th respondent not to dispossess the petitioners from the above land and not to proceed with the proposed auction and pass such 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 to direct the 4th respondent not to dispossess the petitioners from the land an extent of Ac.2.45 cents in Sy.No.1404 situated in Eedupalli Village, Nagaram Mandal, Bapatla District including conducting the proposed auction, pending disposal of the writ petition and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. KOCHIRI RAJA SHEKAR 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.17469 OF 2026 ORDER: The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue any writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in threatening to dispossess the petitioners from the land an extent of Ac.2.45 cents in Sy.No.1404 situated in Eedupalli Village, Nagaram Mandal, Bapatla District, without issuing/passing any notice or order and its proposed action to conduct auction in respect of the said land is illegal, violation of principles of natural justice, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the provisions of the Act 1987 and consequently direct the 4th respondent not to dispossess the petitioners from the above land and not to proceed with the proposed auction and pass such other order or orders.…” 2. The short grievance of the petitioners is that they are the cultivating tenants of the land admeasuring Ac.2.45 cents in Sy.No.1404 situated in Eedupalli Village, Nagaram Mandal, Bapatla District. The respondents have issued a certificate of confirmation of tenancy in favour of the petitioners for the period 2025-2026. Despite the same, the respondents are threatening to evict the petitioners forcibly without following due process of law. 3. Heard Sri Kochiri Raja Sekhar, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments appearing on behalf of the respondents. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that it would suffice to direct the respondents to follow due process of law. 4 5. Learned counsel for respondents does not refute the said submission 6. In view of the above submissions, without going into merits of the matter, the present Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to issue notice to the petitioners and follow the due procedure contemplated under the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987. Till issuance of notice, the respondents are directed to maintain Status Quo existing as on today. 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: 03.07.2026 KBN Whether the order is : Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 5 30 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.17469 of 2026 Date: 03.07.2026 KBN