Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : 09.07.2026 Date of uploading : APHC010279392024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] THURSDAY, THE 9th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 13993/2024 Between: 1. PUTTA VEERA SWAMY, S/O. SATYANARAYANA, AGED 56 YEARS, OCE. AGRICULTURE, R/O. D.NO. 5-167, MAIN ROAD, YERNAGUDEM VILLAGE, DEVARAPALLI MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, AP, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA. 3. THE REGIONAL JOINT COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, MULTI ZONE-1, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, KAKINADA. 5. THE DISTRICT ENDOWMENTS OFFICER, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM. 6. SRI MADANA GOPALA SWAMY TEMPLE, REPRESENTED BY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, YARNAGUDEM VILLAGE, DEVARAPALLI MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI 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 topleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in attempting to conduct public auction on 04-07-2024without issuing any Public auction notice and notification and trying to conduct auction in the name of earlier public auction notice dated 01-06-2024 for a period of 3 years from 2024- 2025 to 2026-2027 in Sy.No. 364 to an extent of Ac. 10-59 cents situated at Yernagudem Village, Devarapalli Mandal, East Godavari 2 Districtin lease hold rights for the lands of 6th Respondent temple in possession of the petitioner and also his lease period is still subsisting is illegal, irrational, irregular, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and unconstitutional violative of article 14, 21 of constitution of Indiaand contrary to the provisions of the AP Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 and rules and consequently declare that the Respondents cannot conduct public auction when the lease period of the Petitioner is subsisting and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 restrain the respondents from conducting auction dated 04-07-2024 or change the nature of land in Sy.No.364 to an extent of Ac. 10-59 cents situated at Yemagudem Village, Devarapalli Mandal, East Godavari District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V SATYANARAYANA NEKKANTI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. T BALAJI 3. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.13993 of 2024 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the interim order granted by this Court, no further orders are required in the present writ petition and requested to close the writ petition. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is closed. 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: 09.07.2026 KBN Whether the order is: Speaking Yes/No / Recorded Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 4 28 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No. 13993 of 2024 Date: 09.07.2026 KBN