IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 26163 of 2007 Between: Jammula Venkata krishna Rao S/o.Appa Rao r/o.Prakkilanka village Tallapudi mandal, West Godavari District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Commissoiner, Endowment, Kakinada East Godavari District 2 The Assistant Commissioner, Endowments Eluru West Godavari District 3 Sri Uma Maheswara Swami Vari Temple, Kukunooru Agraharam,rep.by its Executive officer, Peddevam section, West Godavari 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 will be pleased to declare the action of the respondents in claiming to have taken possession in respect of an extent of Ac.7.47 cents in Sy.No.69/2 of Kukunooru Agrharam, Tallapudi Mandal, West Godavari District on 26.11.2007 in pursuance of order dated 18.8.2007 passed by the 1st respondent served on the petitioner on 3.12.2007 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust contrary to principles of natural justice and against order dated 18.8.2007 passed inOA.No.74/2004 itself byissung appropriate writ order or direction more particularly in thenature of writ of mandamus. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.R.S.SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : ORDER: The Writ Petition was listed ‘for Admission’ on 22.10.2008. Since there was no representation for the petitioner, it was directed to be listed today ‘for Dismissal’. There is no representation today also. Learned Standing Counsel for the Devasthanam, the fourth respondent, submits that the possession of the land in question has since been resumed and that the highest bidder in the auction was delivered possession. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed for default. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ Dt.23.10.2008 L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J GJ