IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED WRIT PETITION NO : 3731 of 1993 Between: 1.Lchandra Sekhara Sarma son of LVNN Appayya Sarma @ Appa Rao, aged 45 years, HereditaryPradhana Archaka, Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Deasthanam,Indrakhiladri, Vijayawada. 2.L.Prabhakara Sarma son of Venkateswarlu, aged 40 years, Hereditary Pradhana Archaka,Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Deasthanam,Indrakhiladri,Vijayawada. 3.L.V.S.badrinath Babu sonof late LVL Satyanarayana Murthy aged 39 yrs, Hereditary Pradhana Archaka,Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Deasthanam,Indrakhiladri,Vijayawada. 4.L.Durga Prasad Sarma, sonof late Venkateswarlu, aged 30 yrs, Hereditary Pradhana Archaka,Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Deasthanam,Indrakhiladri,Vijayawada. 5.Kundurthy Venkata Kanaka Sundra Sarma son of Satyanarayana Murthy, aged 31 years, Hereditary Pradhana Archaka,Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Deasthanam,Indrakhiladri,Vijayawada. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1.The Commissioner of Endowments, A.P.Hyderabad. 2.The Executive Officer, Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Temple,Indrakhiladri,Vijayawada. 3.Prakhya Raghyurama Sarma, son of Lakshmana Sastry,R/s Door No.10-3-7, Arjun Street, Mallikharjunpet, Vijayawada. .....RESPONDENTS 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 Order or Direction, declaring the order of the 2nd respondent appointing the 3rd respondent as Assistant Archaka of Sri Kanaka Durga Idol at Toll Gate in his proceedings R.XC.No.A1/1459/92, dated 17-9-1992, as void, because, it is inconsistent with the status quo orders passed by the Supreme Court inW.P.No.1090/87 dated 30-4-1992. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.V.SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS Counsel for the Respondent No.2: Mr.R.Sriramulu Counsel for the Respondent No.3: Mr.VSR Anjaneyulu, The court made the following : ORDER This Writ Petition is filed challenging the order of the 2nd respondent appointing the 3rd respondent as Assistant Archaka of Sri Kanaka Durga Idol being inconsistent, the status quo orders passed by the Supreme Court in W.P.No.1090/87 dated 30-4- 1992. It is now represented by the learned Government pleader that in view of the Judgment of the Supreme Court reported in A.S.Narayana v.State of A.P, the Writ Petition does not merit for consideration and is liable to be dismissed. Recording the submissions made by the learned Government Pleader and following the judgment of the Supreme Court in A.S.Narayana’s case and for the reasons mentioned therein, the Writ Petition stands dismissed. No costs. ----------------- 11-11-2004. Hsd Assistant Registrar // true copy // Section officer To 1.The Commissioner of Endowments, A.P.Hyderabad. 2.The Executive Officer, Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Temple,Indrakhiladri,Vijayawada. 3.2 C.Cs to G.P. for Endowments, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 4.2 C.D. copies.