IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO : 599 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 22/05/2008 in WP NO : 11187 OF 2008 on the file of the High Court.) Between: Donthireddy Mukkanti Reddy S/o.Akki Reddy R/o.Tadepalli village & Mandal, Guntur District ..... APPELLANT AND 1 The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Boggulakunta, Hyderabad 2 The Regional Joint Commissioner, Multi Zone-I Endowments Department, Kakainada 3 The Assistant Commissioner, Endowments Department Guntur 4 Sri Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple, Polakampadu village Tadepalli Mandal, Guntur District, adopted by Sri Durgamalleswara Swamy Temple, Indrakeeladri Vijayawada, rep.by its Executive Officer .....RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Appellant:MR.SREENIVASA RAO VELIVELA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : JUDGMENT: (Per Anil R. Dave, CJ) It has been fairly submitted by the learned Advocate appearing for the appellant that W.A.No.580 of 2008 filed on similar facts has been dismissed by this Court on 18-6-2008. It has been submitted by Sri V.T.M. Prasad, learned Advocate appearing for the respondents that possession of the land in question has already been taken over by the Devasthanam. Learned Advocate appearing for the appellant has however submitted that the appellant had cultivated the land in question and he would like to harvest the crop. Looking to the peculiar facts of the case, it is directed that though possession of the land in question may not be handed over to the appellant, the respondent-Devasthanam shall permit the appellant to harvest the crop under the supervision of the representatives of the respondent-Devasthanam till 20-7-2008. Subject to the above observation, the appeals stands disposed of with no order as to costs. __________________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ 23rd June, 2008 __________________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J GRR