IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 14779 of 2009 Between: Smt.Chandrabhaga Bai W/o.Late Satyanarayana Maharajgunj, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Regional Joint Commissioner, MZ-III, Endowments Department, Tilak Road, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Commissioner of Endowments, Endowments Department, Warangal, Warangal District. 3 The Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Endowments Department, Tilak Road, Hyderabad. 4 Venugopal Inani S/o.Late Ram Prasad D.No.15-9-56, Maharajgunj, Hyderabad-12. 5 Ramesh Chandra Jhanwar S/o.Late Suresh Chandra Jhanwar D.No.15-9-48, Maharajgunj, Hyderabad-12. 6 Satyanarayana Sharma S/o.Ramachander R/o.15-9-237, Maharajgunj, Hyderabad. .....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, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not extending the interim orders in I.A.No.1/2009 in R.P.No.15/2009 dated 2.6.2009 as illegal, improper and unjust and consequently direct the 2nd respondent herein not to proceed further in O.A.3/2009, till the disposal of the R.P.No.15/2009 pending on the file of the 1st respondent herein. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.DURGA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.14779 of 2009 Order: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Endowments. The petitioner claims that by the orders, dated 22.04.1998, of the Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Hyderabad herself and her five sons were re-comprised as Members of Founder Family of Sri Raghunathji Temple, Maharaj Gunj, Hyderabad. While so, the petitioner states that respondent Nos.4 and 5 and one Gangabishan Bajaj filed O.A.No.3 of 2009 before the Deputy Commissioner of Endowments, Hyderabad seeking a declaration that they are the Members of Founder Family of Raghunathji Temple and also Muthawalli in respect of the said temple. They also filed I.A.Nos.1 to 4 of 2009 seeking to re-call PW.1, to re-open the matter for further examination-in-chief, to mark certain documents, including Munthakab, and to appoint an Advocate Commissioner to record the proceedings of further examination-in-chief of PW.1. The petitioner states that she filed counters in all the I.As. Through his orders, dated 11.05.2009, the Deputy Commissioner of Endowments, Warangal allowed all the I.As., and appointed an Advocate Commissioner to conduct further examination-in-chief of PW.1 and mark the documents. The petitioner further states that aggrieved by the orders passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Endowments, Warangal, in I.A.Nos.1 to 4 of 2009 in O.A.No.3 of 2009, she preferred R.P.Nos.17, 18, 19 and 15 of 2009 respectively before the Regional Joint Commissioner, Endowments Department, MZ-III, Tilak Road, Hyderabad, the first respondent. The first respondent, having heard the arguments at length in all the R.Ps., by orders, dated 02.06.2009, in I.A.No.1 of 2009 in R.P.No.15 of 2009 filed against the appointment of Advocate Commissioner in I.A.No.4 of 2009 in O.A.No.3 of 2009, granted interim stay till 10.06.2009 and directed the matter to be posted on 10.06.2009 for counter. The petitioner states that thereafter she appeared on 10.06.2009 and that as the interim orders were not extended, she filed an application seeking extension of interim orders and the same is pending. Now, it is the grievance of the petitioner that while the matter is pending with the first respondent, the Deputy Commissioner, Endowments, Warangal is proceeding with adjudication of O.A.No.3 of 2009 and even the Advocate Commissioner is proceeding to record further evidence of PW.1. Hence, the present writ petition seeking directions in this regard. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader that instead of keeping the matter pending, the writ petition may be disposed of directing the first respondent to dispose of the main R.P., itself expeditiously. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: (1) The first respondent, namely, the Regional Joint Commissioner, MZ-III, Endowments Department, Tilak Road, Hyderabad, is directed to dispose of the main R.P., itself filed by the petitioner expeditiously, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and (2) Till the disposal of the R.P., by the first respondent, the order, dated 11.05.2009, passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Endowments, Warangal in I.A.No.4 of 2009 in O.A.No.3 of 2009 shall stand stayed. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 29.07.2009 Note: Communicate the operative portion of the order by wire at party’s costs. (b/o) VGB