IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) MONDAY THE NINTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR : PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE: G.ROHINI W.P. No.414 of 2004 Between: Vanga Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy. Petitioner AND 1. The Sri Seetha Rama Pardha Saradhi Temple, rep. by its Person-in- Management, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 2. The Asst. Commissioner, Endowments Department, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 3. The Regional Joint Commissioner, Multi Zone-1, Endowments Department, Kakinada, East Godavari District. Respondents 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 especially in the nature of Mandamus declaring the explanation given U/s 82 of A.P. Charitable Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act to the extent of equating the tenant of the land on par with the owner of the land for the purpose of defining landless poor as illegal, irrational and violative of Art. 14 and 21 of the constitution of India and consequently set aside the order dt: 25-11-2003 passed in Appeal No. 45 of 2003 by the 3rd respondent conforming the order of 2nd respondent passed in MA.No. 80 of 2003 dt: 19-9- 2003. The Petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the petition and affidavit filed herein and order of High Court dt. 9-1-2004 and 3-2-2004 and made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. P.Udaya Bhaskara Rao, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Smt. P.Indrani – S.C. for Endowments on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and of G.P. for Endowments on behalf of the Respondents 2 & 3. The Court made the following ORDER: At the request of counsel for the petitioner, list after two weeks. Till then, status quo to be maintained by the parties as regards possession. Sd/- I.V. RAMA RAJU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Person-in-Management, Sri Seetha Rama Pardha Saradhi Temple, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 2. The Asst. Commissioner, Endowments Department, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 3. The Regional Joint Commissioner, Multi Zone-1, Endowments Department, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 4. Vanoa Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy S/o. Setti Raju, R/o. Penumalla Village of Katrenikona Mandal, East Godavari District. 5. Two CCs to G.P. for Endowments, High Court of A.P.Hyd(OUT) 6. Two spare copies. TKK HIGH COURT HC.J & RG.J DT.9-2-2004 ORDER W.P.No. 414 of 2004. EXTENSION OF STATUS QUO TILL THEN. DRAFTED BY TKK DT.11-2-2004. HIGH COURT HC.J & RG.J DT.9-2-2004 ORDER W.P.No. 414 of 2004. EXTENSION OF STATUS QUO TILL THEN.