IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.12445 of 2005 Between: Namala Venkata Laxmi … Petitioner AND The Assistant Commissioner, Endowment Department, Rajahmundry, East Godavari Dist., & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Badana Bhaskara Rao Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Endowments This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.12445 of 2005 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to set aside auction notification dated 20.05.2005 issued by respondent No.2. In the counter-affidavit filed by the Manager of respondent No.2 Temple, it is stated that the auction, in pursuance of the impugned notification, was held on 09.12.2006 in which the husband of the petitioner Sri Namala Veera Raju also participated. As Sri S. Koteswara Rao became the highest bidder, possession was given to him on 09.12.2006 and the lease for a period of three years was approved by the Assistant Commissioner, Endowments, Rajahmundry on 24.12.2006. No reply affidavit is filed controverting these averments contained in the counter-affidavit. Inasmuch as the auction was already held, the writ petition, as it is conceived, has become infructuous and the same is dismissed. Liberty is, however, given to the petitioner to question the grant of lease in favour of the successful bidder before appropriate forum. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition as infructuous, WPMP.No.15828 of 2005 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 03.07.2008 ES