IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 12135 of 2004 Between: D.Raghurama Sarma, s/o late Nagabhushanam, Sri Guntu Malleswara Swamy Devastanam, Trunk Road, Khammam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Endowments, Boggulakunta, Tilak Road, Abids, Hyderabad. 2 The Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Khammam. 3 The Manager, Sri Guntu Malleswara Swamy Devastanam, Trunk Road, Khammam. 4 Sri T.Seetharama Sastry, Sri Guntur Malleswara Swamy Devastanam, Trunk Road, Khammam. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly a writ in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in appointing the 4th respondent as an Archaka to Sri Guntu Malleswara Swamy devastanam, Trunk Road, Khammam on contract basis in Procgs.,Rc.No.G3/48263/01, dt.7-7-2004 as illegal, arbitrary and oppose to law. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR. M.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.12135 OF 2004 ORDER : In the impugned order dated 7.7.2004 the 1st respondent - Commissioner Endowments, Hyderabad – accorded sanction for utilization of the services of the 4th respondent herein as Archaka on contract basis for a period of one year. Since the said period expired long back, nothing survives for adjudication on merits. Accordingly, Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 26.11.2008 gbs