IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 18558 of 2003 Between: B. Vasudeva S/o B. Narayana Swamy R/o Fathenagar 1-3-44/A/1, Ramalayam Road, Medak, Medak District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Endowment Department, Ramkoti, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The Assistant Commissioner of Endowment Department, Medak, Medak Distrkict 3 The Executive Officer, Sri Venkateswaraswamy Temple, Siddipet, Medak District ..RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.VINOD KUMAR DESHPANDE Counsel for respondents 1 and 2: AGP FOR ENDOWMENTS Counsel for respondent No.3: None appeared The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is ﬁled for a writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents not to initiate any action pursuant to proceedings dated 09-11-2002 and 11-07-2003 and to declare appointment of respondent No.3 as Executive Oﬃcer to Ram Mandir, Medak District as illegal. Heard Sri Vinod Kumar Deshpande, learned counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents. It is admitted, at the hearing, that the impugned proceedings are not stayed by this Court, pending the writ petition. Therefore, the ﬁrst part of the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. As regards the validity of the appointment of respondent No.3, it cannot be disputed that the Commissioner has power under Section 8 read with Section 29 of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 to appoint an Executive Oﬃcer. In this view of the matter, the relief as prayed by the petitioner cannot be granted. However, the petitioner is left free to work out his remedies regarding his recognition as founder or member from the founder family and seek constitution of a non-hereditary trust board. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 13th November, 2008 vrn