THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR W.P.No.4799 of 2009 Date: 08.10.2010 Between: S. Mallappa … Petitioner AND The Commissioner of Endowments, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Boggulakunta, Tilak Road, Hyderabad. …. Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR W.P. No.4799 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner, a Manager of a group of Temples, was subjected to disciplinary proceedings under the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules by the office of the Commissioner of Endowments, Andhra Pradesh, vide charge sheet dated 05.01.2006. Assailing the same, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. A Full Bench of this Court in N. Ravindra Murthy v. Shri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple, Bonthupally, Medak District[1] held that the Commissioner of Endowments has no right to exercise disciplinary control over temple employees authorised to be persons-in- management and also that the A.P. Civil Services (C.C.A.) Rules have no application to office holders and servants of a temple who are authorized to discharge functions of an Executive Officer. That being so, the petitioner, being a Manager of a group of temples who was discharging the functions of an Executive Officer, would stand covered by the aforestated decision of the Full Bench and the impugned disciplinary action initiated against him by the Commissioner of Endowments, Andhra Pradesh, under the A.P. Civil Services (C.C.A.) Rules, cannot be countenanced. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of setting aside the impugned proceedings dated 05.01.2006. In the light of the setting aside of the said proceedings, all consequential benefits as per entitlement shall accrue to the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: 08.10.2010 Isn [1] 2008 (3) ALT 287 (F.B.)