IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY THE EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN : PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WP .NO: 25061 of 2010 Between: Smt.Palivela Rajya Lakshmi,W/o.Suryanarayana, ..... Petitioners AND 1 The Deputy Commissioner of Endowments, Guntur, Guntur District. 2 Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Guntur. 3 Sri Kasi Visweshwara Swamy Temple, Peddavaram Village, Nuzendla Mandal, Guntur District, represented by its, Executive Officer-cum- Manager 4 The Sub-Inspector of Police, Tripuranthakam Police Station, Tripuranthakam Mandal, Prakasam District. 5 G.Venkata Narayana, S/o. Satyanarayana, R/o. Medapi Village, Tripuranthakam Mandal, Prakasam District. 6 Sri Kasi Visweshwara Swamy Temple,,Peddavaram Village, Nuzendla Mandal, Guntur District, presently represented by its Archaka, Sri S. Dattatreyulu. .....Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the High Court will be pleased issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents No.1 to 3 in trying to dispossess the petitioner from the land in Sy. No. 483 to an extent of Ac.5-87 cents of Medapi Village, Tripuranthakam Mandal, Prakasam District, belongs to the 3rd respondent temple which is under control of Archaka of the Temple, without following the procedure contemplated under Endowments Act including the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Lease of Agricultural Land Rules, 2003 (G.O.Ms.No.379, Revenue Endowments, dt. 11-03-2003) at the instance of the 4th and 5th respondents is illegal, void and opposed to Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India in spite of received the rents from the petitioner for the year 2010-2011 in Receipt No.84, dt. 05.05.2010 issued by the Archaka of the 3rd respondent Temple and consequently to direct the respondents not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioner's land in question without following due process of law; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Mummaneni.Srinivasa Rao Advocate for the Petitioner and the G.P. for Endowments for Respondents 1 and 2 and Sri V.T.M. Prasad, Advocate for the Respondent No. 3 and the G.P. for Home, for the Respondent No. 4 and Smt. K. Aruna, Advocate for the Respondent No. 5, the Court made the following. ORDER: “Post on 30-10-2010. Pending further orders, status quo as on today with regard to the land i n Sy. No. 483, to an extent of Ac. 5.87 cents of Medapi Vilage, Tripuranthakam Mandal, Prakasam District, shall be maintained”. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// For ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 The Deputy Commissioner of Endowments, Guntur, Guntur District. 2 Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Guntur. 3 Sri Kasi Visweshwara Swamy Temple, Peddavaram Village, Nuzendla Mandal, Guntur District, represented by its, Executive Officer-cum- Manager 4 The Sub-Inspector of Police, Tripuranthakam Police Station, Tripuranthakam Mandal, Prakasam District. 5 G.Venkata Narayana, S/o. Satyanarayana, R/o. Medapi Village, Tripuranthakam Mandal, Prakasam District. ..2.. 6 S r i Dattatreyulu, Archaka, Sri Kasi Visweshwara Swamy Temple,,Peddavaram Village, Nuzendla Mandal, Guntur District. (ADDRESSEES 1 TO 6 BY RPAD) 7 One CC to Sri Mummaneni Srinivasa Rao, Advocate (OPUC) 8 Two CCs to the G.P. for Endowments, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 9 One CC to Sri V.T.M. Prasad, Advocate, Advocate (OPUC) 10 Two CCs to the G.P. for Home, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 11 One CC to Smt. K. Aruna, Advocate (OPUC) 12 One spare copy. Ksv HIGH COURT Ksv Date of drafting: 11-10-2010 RSRJ DATE: 08-10-2010 NOTE: POST ON 30-10-2010 ORDER WP. NO. 25061 OF 2010 STATUS QUO