IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.22459 of 2007 Between: Sree Sarojini Devi Mahila Mandali, Regd. No.176/76, Rep. by its Secretary, Bonthu Ramu W/o.B.Lakshmana Rao D.No.14-215/1, Lakshminagar, Gopalapatnam, Visakhapatnam 530 017. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P. rep. by its Prl. Secretary, (Endowments-IV) Dept., Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad - 14. 2 The Commissioner, Endowments Dept., Tilak Road, Hyderabad - 500 001. 3 Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Rep. by its Executive Officer, Simhachalam, Visakhapatnam Dist - 530 028. 4 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam 530 002. .....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 more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to allot and assign necessary extents of plots for residential purposes to the members of the Petitioner Society on such reasonable price that may be fixed having regarding to the prior agreement to alienate at the rate of Rs.60,000/- per acre and the subsequent events, in Sy.No. 275 of Adivivaram village out of Ac.11.78 cents of land specified and identified for assignment to Sree Sarojini Devi Mahila Mandali as per the resolution of the Trust Board of Devasthanam passed consequent to the G.O.Ms.No. 1824 dated 14.12.1981 issued by the Revenue Department and also G.O.Ms.No. 578 dated 19.8.2000 issued by the Revenue (Endowment Department), declaring that the non- assignment of house sites to these petitioners for residential purposes is highly unjust, improper and contrary to law and violtive of the principles of natural justice, and to pass such other or further orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.RAMALINGA SWAMY Counsel for the Respondents 1 and 2: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS Counsel for the Respondent NO.3 : Sri V.T.M.Prasad (SC) Counsel for the Respondent No.4 : GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.22459 of 2007 ORDER: Petitioner-society filed this writ petition questioning the inaction of the respondents in considering its representations dated 02.06.2007 and 18.07.2007, made pursuant to the direction of this Court in W.P.Nos.22394 and 22307 of 2000, dated 26.04.2007, for regularization of encroachments made by its members in respect of the lands belonging to the 3rd respondent-Devasthanam. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments appearing for respondents 1 and 2, the learned Standing Counsel for the 3rd respondent and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, appearing for the 4th respondent. Sri V.T.M.Prasad, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 3rd respondent, submits that the representations of the petitioner were considered and the same were rejected on 15.10.2007. In the light of the said submission, this Court is of the view that no orders need be passed in this writ petition. However, if the petitioner so chooses, it may question the said rejection order dated 15.10.2007, before the appropriate forum. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) 02.05.2008 sh To 1 The Principal Secretary, (Endowments-IV) Deptartment, Government of A.P. Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad - 14. 2 The Commissioner, Endowments Dept., Tilak Road, Hyderabad - 500 001. 3 The Executive Officer, Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Simhachalam, Visakhapatnam Dist - 530 028. 4 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam 530 002. 5 Two C.Cs to 6 Two C.D. copies.