THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No :14630 of 2006 DATED:10-04-2007 BETWEEN: Perumalla Venkata Subrahmanyam. ..... PETITIONER AND The Commissioner of Endowments, Government of A.P., Tilak Road, Hyderabad & 5 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner; learned Government Pleader for Endowments; and learned counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. Petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 5 in not considering the application of the petitioner for appointment as Ubayadatha to perform Gajothsvam in 4th respondent-temple and appointing 6th respondent, as illegal and arbitrary. 3. It is stated that petitioner filed an application requesting the 5th respondent-Executive Officer, Srilakshmi Chennakesavaswami Temple, Markapur, Prakasam District, to permit him as Ubayadatha as he is prepared to deposit a sum of Rs.30,116/- in fixed deposit, and the said application was forwarded by the 5th respondent to the 2nd respondent-Regional Joint Commissioner of Endowments, Tirupathi, Chittoor District, requesting to permit the petitioner as Ubayadatha. Admittedly, the said recommendation of the 5th respondent vide letter, dated 25-02-2005, is not at all considered and disposed of by the 2nd respondent. Hence, the present Writ Petition. 4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, 2nd respondent is directed to pass appropriate orders on the application filed by the petitioner, which was forwarded by the 5th respondent, vide letter, dated 25-02-2005, in accordance with law within three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. __________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J 10th April, 2007 Tsy