IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 6799 of 2002 Between: Kotha Venkatanarasa Reddy, S/o. Krishna Reddy Upasarpanch, Sri Rangarajapuram (V), Kandukur Mandal, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Endowments, Endowments Department, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Endowments Department, Bradipet, Guntur. 3 The Scheduled Cast Corporation, Rep. by its Executive Director, Ongole, Prakasam District. 4 The Joint Collector, Ongole, Prakasam 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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in selling the agriculatural temple land in an extent of abount Ac.75.00 in Sy.Nos. 50/1A, 50/1C, 52/1, 57/1, 57/3, 59/2, 61/1, 61/5, 5/1, 56/2 and 57/3 of Madanagopalapuram village Hamlet of Sri Rangarajapuram Grampanchayat which belongs to Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple Ulavadu (V) and Mandal, Prakasam District, for a price of Rs. 30,00/- per acre through private negotiation to the scheduled Caste Corporation, Ongole, 3rd respondent herein is illegal, arbitrary, malafide, without jurisdiction and consequently to direct the respondents to conduct the public Auction to sell the above said temple land and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.I.GOPAL REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : Oral order: There is no representation on behalf of the petitioner when the matter is called. This writ petition is of the year 2002. The writ petition is dismissed for default. No costs. __________________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J 15th April, 2009. GRR