THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 3193 OF 2010 Dated: 18-02-2010 Between: Manu Swamy ... PETITIONER AND A.P Dharmika Parishad, Boggulakunta, Tilak Road, Abids, Hyderabad, rep., by its Member Secretary and Commissioner of Endowments ... RESPONDENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 3193 OF 2010 ORDER: In this writ petition, the singular grievance of the petitioner is that his application filed under Section 53 of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 (for short, ‘the Act’) is not being considered by the respondent – Andhra Pradesh Dharmika Parishad. The petitioner filed an application under Section 53 of the Act before the Commissioner of Endowments to recognise him as a Matadhipathi of Sri Khem Das Mutt, Jumerath Bazaar (Chudi Bazaar), Hyderabad. During the pendency of the application, certain amendments were made to the Act and in the place of the Commissioner, power is conferred on the respondent – Dharmika Parishad and, therefore, the application has to be considered by it. On instructions, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent that the respondent – Dharmika Parishad was constituted vide G.O.Ms.No. 1034 on 01-10-2009 and the members took oath of the office on 16-12- 2009. It is further submitted that the application is being processed and it will be placed before the next meeting of the Dharmika Parishad. As much as the application of the petitioner will be placed before the Dharmika Parishad which is competent to consider his claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the respondent – Dharmika Parishad to decide the claim of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 18-02-2010 ks Note: Furnish copy in two days. B/O ks