THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.10074 of 2009 ORDER: The case of the petitioners is that they are the lessees to cultivate the lands belonging to Sri Venugopala Swamy Devasthanam and Sri Someswara Swamy Devasthanam situated in Thummalacheruvu Village, Piduguralla Mandal and Guntur District. Their lease period was expired by 07.05.2009. It is stated that a notification has been issued on 04.05.2009 for conducting auction of leasehold rights of the lands belonging to Sri Venugopala Swamy Devasthanam, Sri Someswara Swamy Devasthanam and Sri Anjaneyaswamy Devasthanam on 13.05.2009 for 2009-10 to 2011-12 i.e., for a period of three years. Since the leasehold rights of the petitioners expired by 07.05.2009, they have no right to stall the auction proceedings. If the petitioners are interested they can as well participate in the auction proceedings. Therefore, I do not see any merit in the writ petition. Accordingly the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J Date: 13.05.2009 va