IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 21106 of 2008 Between: 1 Chitturi Bala Anjaneya Swamy S/o. Late Bhaskara Rao R/o. Yallavanigarunu, Palakol, West Godavari District. 2 Kanuri Janaki Rama Rao S/o. Raghupathi Kondala Rao R/o. Yallavanigarunu, Palakol, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of A.P., rep. by its Secretary, Revenue ( Endowments ) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Endowments, A.P., Tilak Road, Abids, Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Commissioner, Endowments Department, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 4 Sri Panchamukha Anjaneya Swamy Temple, Palakol, West Godavari District, rep. by its Manager. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a Writ of Mandmaus or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction, declaring the Notice R.C.No.B5/15421/2008, Administration dt. 15-09-2008 issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Endowments Department, Kakinada, East Godavari District, 3rd Respondent herein as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable, null and void, without jurisdiction and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and opposed to the very spirit and object of The A.P. Charitable & Hindu Religious Institutions & Endowments Act, 1987 and the A.P. Charitable & Hindu Religious Institutions & Endowments Appointment of Trustees Rules, 1987 and consequently direct the 3rd respondent herein to make appointment of trustees basing on the Applications dt. 5-8-2008 issued by the 3rd respondent herein. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.A.V.SESHA SAI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following ORDER: The Deputy Commissioner of Endowments, Kakinada, the third respondent herein, issued a notiﬁcation, dated 05.08.2008, inviting the applications for constitution of a Trust Board for Sri Panchamukha Anjaneya Swamy Temple, Palakol, West Godavari District. The last date for submission of the applications was mentioned as 20 days from the date of publication and the notiﬁcation was published on 14.08.2008. The petitioners state that they have submitted applications within the stipulated time and were expecting the third respondent to consider their case. Their grievance is that the third respondent had issued fresh notiﬁcation, dated 15.09.2008, for that very purpose with the object of permitting the persons of his choice to submit the applications at a belated stage. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Endowments. The petitioners might have submitted their applications in response to the notiﬁcation, dated 05.08.2008. However, they did not derive any exclusive right on that basis to insist that their case alone be considered. It is always competent for the third respondent either to discontinue the steps taken in pursuance of the said notiﬁcation or to extend the date for receiving the applications. The impugned notiﬁcation, dated 15.09.2008, has only the effect of extending the last date for submission of the applications. Though there is no mention about the previous notiﬁcation in the impugned notiﬁcation, the applications received in pursuance of the notiﬁcation, dated 05.08.2008, shall also be taken into account. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the third respondent shall consider the cases of the applicants, who responded to the notiﬁcation, dated 05.08.2008, as well as the one, dated 15.09.2008, for the purpose of constituting a Trust Board. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:25.09.2008. Note: Issue cc in three days. (B/o) kdl