IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 19002 of 2004 Between: 1 Sri Pallam Reddy Vijayasena Reddy, S/o. Gopal Reddy, R/o. Pantapalem Village, Muthukuru Mandal, Nellore District. 2 Isanaka Sudhakar Reddy, S/o. Balarami Reddy, R/o. Epuru Balija Palem, Muthukuru Mandal, Nellore District. 3 Parri Rathnaiah, S/o. Chenchaiah, R/o. Epuru Balija Palem, Muthukuru Mandal, Nellore District. 4 Polamreddy Ramana Reddy, S/o. Nagi Reddy, R/o. Varigonda Village, Muthukuru Mandal, Nellore District. 5 Epuru Prabhakar Reddy, S/o. Chenchu Reddy, R/o. Doruvula Palem, Muthukuru Mandal, Nellore District. 6 Isanaka Ramachandra Reddy, S/o. Veera Reddy, R/o. Epuru Balija Palem, Muthukuru Mandal, Nellore District. 7 Isanaka Vijaya Sena Reddy, S/o. Balarami Reddy, R/o. Epuru Balija Palem, Muthukuru Mandal, Nellore District. 8 Boyapati Lakshmaiah, S/o. Ramanaiah, R/o. Panta Palem Village, Muthukuru Mandal, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Commissioner of Endowments, Govt. of A.P. at Hyderabad. 2 The Manager, Sri Chennakesava Swamy Temple, Epuru Village, Muthukuru Mandal, Nellore District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the impugned action of the 2nd respondent in threatening to cancel the lease granted in favour of the petitioners pursuant to the auction conducted on 30-12-2002 in respect of the lands belonging to Sri Chennakesava Swamy Temple confirmed by the 1st respondent on 24-10-2003 and the issuing demand notice dt. 13- 9-2004 for payment of Maktha and threatening to cancel the lease as arbitrary, illegal, contrary to law and voilative of principles of natural justice and further may be pleased to quash the notices dt. 13-9-2004 and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MRBOMMISREE HARI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI W.P.NO.19002 2004 ORAL ORDER The petitioners herein were the successful bidders in the public auction held on 30-12-2002 and accordingly they were granted leasehold rights in respect of the lands belonging to the 2nd respondent-Sri Chennakesava Swmay Temple, Epuru Village, Muthukuru Mandal, Nellore District for a period of three(3) years i.e., from 2002-03 to 2004-05. The writ petition has been filed aggrieved by the action of the 2nd respondent in seeking to cancel the lease in their favour. This Court by an order dated.13-10-2004 granted interim stay of dispossession of the petitioners pending this writ petition. No counter-affidavit has been filed by any of the respondents and the interim order continued to be in operation till today. Even according to the petitioners, the lease in their favour was granted only for a period of three years which expired long back. Hence the cause in the writ petition does not survive and no further enquiry is necessary in this writ petition on merits. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _____________ G.ROHINI,J 4th December,2008 *TSNR