IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.20488 of 2008 Between: Nandigama Kuragayala Varthaka Sangam, Regd. No.359/2004, Nandigama, Krishna District, rep. by its Joint Secretary V. Bhaskara Rao, S/o. Nageswara Rao R/o. Nandigama, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Sri Seetharamanjaneya Swamy Vari Devasthanam, rep. by its Manager/Executive Officer, Nandigama Village and Mandal, Krishna District. 2 The Endowments Inspector, Nandigama Village and Mandal, Krishna District. 3 The Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Vijayawada, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in issuing auction notice dated 10.09.2008 proposing to conduct public auction on 20.09.2008 in respect of the vacant site 10 feet X 10 feet of twenty plots belonging to the 1st respondent temple contrary to the rules, i.e., Immovable Properties and other rights (other than agricultural lands) leases and license rules 2003 as also in seeking to dispossess the members of the petitioner's sangam from their vegetable shops under occupation of road margin of the Grampanchayat, Nandigama abutting the compound wall of the 1st respondent temple on its southern and western side as the same is arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction and to pass such other order or orders in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.PRABHAKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: G.P. FOR ENDOWMENTS MR.V.T.M.PRASAD,SC FOR ENDOWNMENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.20488 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the auction notice dated 10.09.2008 issued by the 1st respondent- Sri Seetharamanjaneya Swamy Vari Devasthanam, Nandigama Village and Mandal, Krishna District, proposing to conduct public auction on 20.09.2008 in respect of vacant site belonging to the 1st respondent temple. This Court, on 19.09.2008, passed an interim order stating that the proposed auction may go on, making it clear that the lease shall be in respect of open place of 10 feet x 10 feet, as mentioned in the notification, but the initial period of lease shall be for one year to enable t h e Devasthanam to come forward with a proposal for making constructions over the open site. It is also observed that it shall be open to the petitioners to participate in the auction. In view of the above, no further orders need be passed in the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly closed. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 27th February, 2009. IBL