THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 2491 OF 2003 Dated: 23.09.2010 Between: K.Laxminarsimha Charyulu ..... PETITIONER AND The Executive Officer, Sri Laxminarsimha Swamy Temple, Karimnagar District and others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 2491 OF 2003 ORDER: The petitioner herein claims to have been working as Archaka of Sri Laxminarasimha Swamy Temple, Devunipally village, Peddapally Mandal, Karimnagar District for the past several years. While contending that the temple in question is published under Section 6 (c) of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 (for short, ‘the Act’), this writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the petitioner is entitled for payment of the scale of pay as per G.O.Ms.No.261, Revenue (Endowments I) Department, dated 20.05.2002. In the counter affidavit filed by the 1st respondent it is stated that G.O.Ms.No.261, dated 20.05.2002 is applicable to the institutions, which are classified under Section 6(a) and (b) of the Act and therefore, the petitioner is not entitled to the benefits as claimed by him. In view of the stand taken by the 1st respondent in the counter affidavit, the learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner may be permitted to make a fresh representation for enhancement of his salary on par with the income being received by the temple as on today. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioner to make an appropriate representation, in which event the same shall be considered by the respondents in accordance with law and appropriate orders be passed. No costs. ___________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 23.09.2010 Ivd