HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA Writ Petition No.25325 of 1997 Date: 5th December, 2006 Between :- Vaidyam Ranganathacharulu & another .. Petitioners And The Principal Secretary to Government Revenue (Endowments) Department, Secretariat of A.P., Hyderabad and 4 others .. Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA Writ Petition No.25325 of 1997 ORDER:- This Court ordered rule nisi on 1-10-1997 and in W.P.M.P.No.29496/97 interim direction was granted. 2. The Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to act according to law not to interfere with the petitioners’ lands in Sy.Nos.245, 449, 450 and 360 relating to Sri Venkataramanaswamy temple and the land in Sy.No.208 of Sri Anjaneyaswamy temple of Marthadu (v), Garladinne Mandal, Anantapur District by leasing out the above lands to some extremists or any people of OPDR party of Anantapur District by declaring the proceedings dt. 19-8-1997 in Lr.Rc.No.C3/43486/97 to the Principal Secretary to Government (Rev.Endowments) Department and the proceedings dt.29-8-1997 issued by the Asst. Commissioner, Endts. Dept., Anantapur in Rc.No.A4/2882/90-Admn., as void and unenforceable in law and pass such other suitable orders. 3. Several factual details are narrated in paras 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition. This Court need not discuss at length all the factual details which had been narrated in the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition. It is needless to say that the respondents 1 to 5 are bound to follow the due process of law before taking any further action. It is pertinent to note that there appears to be some subsequent events and subsequent Legislations as well. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to disturb the possession of the petitioners, if the petitioners are in possession of the subject matter of the Writ Petition, except by following due process of law. 4. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. _________________ Justice P.S.Narayana 5th December, 2006 smr