IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT`` THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.26077 of 2008 Between: R. Satyanarayana Goutham S/o. R.V.R. Acharya Sri Lakshmi Padmavathi Sametha Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vari Devasthanam, Vykuntapuram, Tenali, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Boggulakunta, Hyderabad. 2 The Executive Officer-Assistant Commissioner Sri Lakshmi Padmavathi Sametha Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vari Devasthanam Vykuntapuram, Tenali, Guntur District. .....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 order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in not considering my representations dt. 25-5-2007 and 30-7-2007 given by me to consider my service and seniority and placing the juniors above me in the list as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and violative of article 14, 16 and 21 of Constitution of India and pass such other relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.VENKAT REDDY DONTHI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.26077 of 2008 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Endowments appearing for the first respondent and the learned Standing Counsel for the second respondent-temple, and at their request the writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself. This writ petition is filed by the petitioner for issuance of writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in considering his representations dated 25.05.2007 and 30.07.2007, as illegal and arbitrary. It is stated that the petitioner is working as Archaka in the second respondent-Temple. His grievance is that though he is entitled for promotion to the post of Upa-Pradhana Archaka and that he made representations to the respondents on 25.05.2007 and 30.07.2007 to consider his case to the said post in accordance with seniority, but the respondents have not passed any orders so far. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the second respondent submits that since the representations of the petitioner are pending consideration before the first respondent, instead of this Court going into merits of the matter, the first respondent may be directed to dispose of the representations of the petitioner expeditiously, for which course of action, learned counsel for the petitioner also agreed. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent- Commissioner, Endowments Department to consider the representations of the petitioner dated 25.05.2007 and 30.07.2007 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. N.V. RAMANA, J Date: 28.11.2008 va