IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 17142 of 2008 Between: The Trust Board of Anjaneya Swamy and Eswara Swamy Temple, Gumadam (V), Pebbar (M), Mahabubnagar Distrct. Rep. by its Chairman, L.Ravi kumar Reddy, S/o. Late Narayana Reddy, aged 45 yrs, Occ: Agriculture, R/o. Gunmmadam (V), Pebbar (M), Mahabubnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar District cum the Competent Authority, U/Section 77 of the A.P.Charitable and Hindu Religious Institution and Endowments Act, 1966. 2 The Assistant Commissioner, Endowments Mahabubnagar, Office at Mahabubnagar. 3 Thamballa Bala Shivudu @ Bala Shivaiah S/o. Late T.Shankaraiah R/o. Gummadam (V), Pebbar (M), Mahabubnagar 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 an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to consider the case of the petitioner to pass necessary orders as required Under Section 77 of A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Act, in giving proper protection to the Temple land in Sy.No. 479, admeasuring Ac.7-02 guntas at Gummadam Village and also consider to grant Occupancy Right Certiﬁcate in the name of the Eswara Swamy Temple in terms of the proviso to Section 4 of A.P.(TA) Abolition of Inams Act, 1955 and also the 2nd respondent may be directed to protect the land of the temple from the illegal claim of the 3rd respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.DAMODAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 17142 of 2008 O R D E R: The Trust Board of Anjaneya Swami and Eswara Swamy temple, Gumadam village, Mahbubnagar District ﬁled this writ petition aggrieved by the action of the ﬁrst respondent in not considering the petitioner’s representation dated 19-07-2008 made under Section 77 of the A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 as arbitrary and illegal. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 and 2, without expressing any opinion as to the rights claimed by the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the ﬁrst respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 19-07-2008 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after giving an opportunity of making his representation to the 3rd respondent as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 08-08-2008 KLP