IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 8879 of 2004 Between: Sanku Venkata Subba Rao Satyanarayana H/o Peddireddi Gangadhara Rao' ChitluriVari Veedhi, Near Ramadevi Hospital, Jagareddigudem Post and Mandal, W.G. District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments, Tilak Road, Boggulakunta, Hyderabad 2 The Assistant Commissioner of Hindu Religious Institutions & Endowments, Tilak Road, Boggulakunta, Hyderabad. 3 Pericharla Jagapathi Raju, Chairman, Sri Venkateswara Swami Vari Temple Development Committee, Gokula Tirumala Parijathagiri, Jangareddigudem Post and Mandal; 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 may be pleased to issue a writ order or direction, or issue an appropriate writ, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the respondents 1 and 2 in stopping the transgression of Agama in Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple situated at Gokula Tirumala Parijathagiri, Jagareddygudem, West Godavari, as arbitrary, illegal, contrary to law and as well as Agamas and also against the religious freedom guaranteed under Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents d respondents (1) The Commissioner of Endowments, Tilak Road, Boggulakunta, Hyderabad to interfere immediately in the matter and to stop the Agamic Transgression any more and as to issue proper instructions to the subordinate officers accordingly (2), The Assistant Commissioner, Endowments, Eluru, West Godavari to rush the spot and stop the illegal and unconstitutional activity of the development committee against Agamic Limitations (3) The Chairman, development Committee, Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Gokula Tirumala Parigathagiri, Jagareddigudem, West Godavari District as to stop immediately all the steps already taken to change the Agama of the Temple and to continue the Vaikhanasa Agama usage and custom in the Re-consecration of the temple without any deviation and to re- deviation and to re-install the deity according to the Vaikhanasa Agama. For Petitioner : SMT.A.BHARATA LAKSHMI KUMARI, Advocate For Respondent Nos. 1 & 2. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS For Respondent No.3: Mr. Nimmagadda Satyanarayana, Advocate. The Court Made the Following ORDER: Mr. N.Satyanarayana, the learned counsel for the Respondent No.3 represents that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. _____________________ S. Ananda Reddy, J. 28-06-2004 ASISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Commissioner of Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments, Tilak Road, Boggulakunta, Hyderabad 2 The Assistant Commissioner of Hindu Religious Institutions & Endowments, Tilak Road, Boggulakunta, Hyderabad. 3. Two CCs to G.P. for Endowments, A.P.High Court, Hyderabad (OUT) 4. Two CD copies Dvs/Kvh THE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE S. ANANDA REDDY W.P.No. 8879 of 2004 ORAL ORDER 28…06…2004