IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 13047 of 2004 Between: Sri Giri Veerswara Swamy Temple, Rep. by its Managing Trustee Sri M. Radhakrishna Murthy, S/o. Venkata Reddy, aged about 62 Years, R/o. Kondapalli (V) Ibrahimpatnam (M) Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Endowments Andhra Pradesh, Tilak Road, Abids, Hyderabad. 2 The Assistant Commissioner of Endowments Department OPP: Old Bus Stand Vijayawada, Krishna District. 3 The Manager, Bank of Madhura, Sarada College Extension Counter, Vijayawada, Krishna 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 issue an order, direction or writ more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents not to transfer the F.D.R No. 003267 dated 6-9-1995 which is in the name of the petitioner temple to any other temple and consequently to continue to pay the interest on the said F.D.R to the petitioner temple by holding that the order dated 8-7-1996 in Rc.No. S1/65525/96 of the first Respondent and the letters dated 6-12-1995 in Rc.No.A1/3876/95, and dated 27-7-1996 in Rc.No.A1/1486/94 of the Second Respondent are illegal, arbitrary, violative of article 15 of the Constitution of India and also the principles of natural justice and to set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.GOPALA RAO GANDRAKOTA Counsel for Respondents 1 & 2: The Government Pleader for Endowments. Counsel for Respondent No.3: None The Court made the following Order: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has subsequently filed a fresh writ petition being W.P.No.27198 of 1999 for the same relief, which is admitted and pending. In the circumstances, learned counsel states that this writ petition may be closed, as not pressed, without prejudice to the rights of the petitioner to urge all the points in W.P.No.27198 of 1999. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed, as not pressed. No costs. _______________ 07-09-2004 kdl To 1. The Commissioner of Endowments Andhra Pradesh, Tilak Road, Abids, Hyderabad. 2. The Assistant Commissioner of Endowments Department, OPP: Old Bus Stand Vijayawada, Krishna District. 3. Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Endowments, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT). 4. Two C.D. Copies.