IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24683 of 1997 Between: H.Jayaram, S/o. H.Lakshminarayana Rao, R/o. 2/123, IInd Road, New Town, Anantapur. ..... PETITIONER AND Asst.commissioner of Endowments , Anantapur. .....RESPONDENT 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 Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the petitioner claim for appointment as chairperson of Board of Trustees of Sri Kasi Visveswara and Sri Kondandarama Swamy Temple 1st road,Anantapur as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the judgement of the Supreme Court reported in A.I.R 1996 SC 1023 and consequently direct the respondent to appoint the petitioner as the chairperson of Board of Trustees of Sri Kasi Visveswara and Sri Kondandarama Swamy Temple 1st road, Anantapur. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.O.MANOHER REDDY Counsel for the Respondents:GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in not considering the petitioner’s claim for appointment as Chairperson of Board of Trustees of Kasi Visweswara and Sri Kodandarama Swamy Temple, 1st Road, Anantapur. While admitting the writ petition, this Court passed an interim order dated 29.09.1997 directing the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner dated 16.09.1997, if he belongs to the family of the original founder of the Sri Kasi Visweswara and Sri Kodandarama Swamy Temple. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that in view of the interim orders, no further orders are required to be passed and the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 23.03.2005 Jsu/Tvk To 1 Asst.commissioner of Endowments , Anantapur. 2 2 CCs to the G.P for Endowments, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT). 3 2 CD copies