IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, TWO THOUSAND TEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.15363 of 2003 Between: H. Yerriswamy & another. … Petitioners And The Commissioner of Endowments, Government of A.P., Tilak Road, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri P. Chakravarthy for Sri O. Manohar Reddy Counsel for respondents 1-3: AGP for Endowments This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.15363 of 2003 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to set aside order dated 23.04.2003 of respondent No.1, whereby he appointed respondent No.4 as Person-in-Management of Sri Thimmaraya Swamy and Rameswara Swamy Temples, Gangulapur Village, Kanekal Mandal, Anantapur District. The grievance of the petitioners is that appointment of respondent No.4 imposes huge financial burden on the temples in question and that it is detrimental to their interest. No counter affidavits have been filed by any of the respondents. Today, I have disposed of Writ Petition No.5697 of 2003, wherein similar contentions have been raised. To avoid repetition of the reasons, I direct that the reasons contained therein shall form part of this order. Following the said order, this writ petition is allowed and the impugned order is quashed. Liberty is, however, given to respondent No.1 to appoint an Executive Officer, if he finds such necessity, in place of Person-in-Management. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition in the manner indicated above, WPMP.No.19011 of 2003 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 10.02.2010 ES