IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO. 23638 OF 2007 DATED : January 17, 2008 Between: K.Keshavulu Petitioner AND Sri Bramarambha Mallikharjuna Swamy Temple, Srisailam, Kurnool District Rep. By its Executive Officer and others Respondents THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO. 23638 OF 2007 ORAL ORDER: This court ordered Notice Before Admission on 7.11.2007. Counter affidavit of Respondent No.1 is filed. Heard the counsel for the petitioner, Standing Counsel representing the first respondent and the learned Asst. Government Pleader for Endowments for Respondent No. 2. The writ petition is filed seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.1 and 2 in not providing site to the petitioner for doing his business, inspite of providing alternative sites to the respondents 3 to 6, as illegal, void and hit by Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No.1 and 2 to extend the same treatment to the petitioner as in the case of respondents 3 to 6 by providing vacant site to the petitioner in pursuance of the orders in D.Dis. No.A3/23412/2001 dated 6.7.2001 confirming the public action held on 23.4.2001. Several facts had been narrated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. It is stated that there is discrimination in making the allotments. Counter affidavit is filed by the first respondent narrating certain facts. It is stated that the petitioner made representation, in detail, to the first respondent on 26.9.2007 in this regard. In the light of the same, the first and second respondents are directed to dispose of the representation of the petitioner, dated 26.9.2007, in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _______________________ JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA January 17, 2008 MAS