IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO :12179 of 2000 Between: C.Rajasekhar Reddy ..... PETITIONERS AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh and others .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR. R.RADHAKRISHNA REDDY FOR MR.G.DASARADHA RAMI REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled for the following substantive relief: “In the above circumstances, it is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction one in the nature of writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents 1 to 6 in selling the property belongs to Sri Lakshminarayana swamy temple, situated at Town Sy.No.1855, Dr.No.126-A/2 G.S.Mada Street, by way of private negotiations vide Proc.Rc.No.134/98, dated 25-6- 1999 by the committee headed by the 3rd respondent as illegal, arbitrary and against to the Act.30/87 and consequently direct the respondents to sell the above said property in public auction in the interest of temple.” On 10.07.2000, this Court directed respondent Nos.1 to 6 not to alienate the vacant site belonging to Sri Lakshminarayana Swamy Temple situated in Survey No.1855 (Door No.126-A/2), G.S.Mada Street, Tirupathi by way of private negotiations in favour of respondent No.7. The said interim order was modiﬁed by order, dated 23.04.2001 to the eﬀect that the said order will not preclude the authorities from selling the land by holding public auction after giving due publicity and respondent No.7 was permitted to participate in such auction. At the hearing, there is no representation for respondent No.7. Learned counsel representing the petitioner submitted that since the interim order as modiﬁed on 23.04.2001 is subsisting, no further orders need be passed in the writ petition. In view of the said submission of the learned counsel, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the interim order. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 1st SEPTEMBER, 2008. kvni