THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6130 of 2003 ORDER: Petitioner No.1 was a lessee in respect of about Acs.6.00 of land owned by Sri Madana Gopalaswamy Vari Temple, West Godavari District since past several years. The Executive Officer of the Temple proposes to conduct auction of the leasehold rights of the said land. This writ petition is filed assailing the action of the respondent. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent. An interim order was passed by this Court on 08.04.2003, directing that in case the petitioners clear arrears of maktha up to that date and continues to pay it at the rate of Rs.5,000/- per acre per year commencing from June, 2003, they shall not be evicted. In the counter-affidavit filed by the respondent, it is stated that the petitioners did not clear the arrears and in the auction conducted on 29.05.2010, the land fetched Rs.92,000/- per acre per year towards maktha. The lease in favour of petitioner No.1 stood cancelled by operation of Section 82 of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987. Therefore, no exception can be taken to the steps initiated by the respondent. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:21.09.2010. kdl