THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. S.NARAYANA W.P.No.19424 OF 2009 BETWEEN: Nagareddy Jayarami Reddy, S/o. Subba Reddy …Petitioner and Sri Chennakesava Swamy Devasthanam, Komarika, Rep.by its Executive Officer, Komarica village, Indukurpeta Mandal, SPSR Nellore District. …Respondent THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. S.NARAYANA W.P.No.19424 OF 2009 ORDER: The matter is coming up for admission. On 14.09.2009 Sri V.T.M.Prasad, had taken notice on behalf of respondent and requested time to get instructions. It is stated by Sri V.T.M.Prasad, that the Executive Officer is unable to proceed with the public auction for grant of leasehold rights of respondent temple lands in question since there are standing crops. The writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not conducting public auction of the leasehold rights of the agricultural lands of the respondent temple as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent to proceed with public auction for grant of leasehold rights of agricultural lands covered by S.No.327 an extent of Ac.3.00 of Komarika village and S.No.131 an extent of Ac.9.96, S.No.132 an extent of Ac.2.85 and S.No.133 an extent of Ac.4.58 of Ravuru village by giving vide publicity and to pass such other appropriate orders. Several facts had been narrated in detail in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition in paragraphs 2 to 9. It is needless to say that when the period is over, the respondent is bound to conduct auction. However, since it is stated that there are standing crops and since it is brought to the notice of the Court that by the end of January 2010, the harvesting of the crops would be over, let the respondent to take steps to conduct public auction of leasehold rights of the agricultural lands of the respondent- temple positively, in the month of February 2010, without fail. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________ P. S.NARAYANA, J. 17th September 2009 Rns