IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 4365 of 2001 Between: Nambula Anjaneyulu, S/o.Vishnu Murthy, R/o.Nambula Vari Street, Sunday Market, Bhimavaram, West Godavari district. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Secretary, Endowments Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Endowments, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Tilak Road, Abids, Hyderabad. 3 The Assistant Commissioner, (H.O), Office of the Commissioner, Endowments Department, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. 4 The Assistant Commissioner, Endowments Department, Eluru, West Godavari district. 5 The Inspector, Endowments Department, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the proceedings RC.No.J3/19299/2000 dt.2.11.2000 issued by the Assistant Commissioner (H.O), Oﬃce of the Commissioner, Endowment Department A.P. Hyderabad, 3rd respondent herein and the consequential Proceedings Rc.No.A2/3418/2000 Adm.dt.20.2.2001 issued by the Assistant Commissioner, Endowments Department, Eluru, West Godavari district, 4th respondent herein as illegal, arbitrary, void, unreasonable, high handed, violative of the Principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14, 25 and 26 of the Constitution of India and consequentially direct the respondents herein not to interfere with the Management of Sri Vigneswara Swamy Temple, Opposite Sri Mavullamma Ammavari Temple, Sunday Market, Bhimavaram, West Godavari district and pass such further order or orders as this Hon'ble court may deem ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.V.SESHA SAI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 4365 of 2001 ORAL ORDER: The issue raised in this Writ Petition is with regard to the validity of the Proceedings dated 2.11.2000 and the consequential Proceedings dated 20.2.2001, whereby the Petitioner, being the Person in Management of the Temple, Sri Vigneswara Swamy Temple, Bhimavaram Town was asked to handover charge to the 5th Respondent in the Writ Petition. Sri Koutilya, Advocate, representing Sri A.V. Sesha Sai, learned Counsel for the Petitioner informed the Court that the Petitioner had expired and the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. ________________​______ P.V. SANJAY KUMAR,J DATE: 9th September, 2008 Pnb