HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition Nos.26390, 26404, 26407, 26408, 26409, 26410, 26411, 26426, 26431 and 26472 of 2011 Date: 15-11-2011 Between C.Venkatadri Naidu and others … Petitioners and Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary (Endowments), Secretariat, Hyderabad and others … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition Nos.26390, 26404, 26407, 26408, 26409, 26410, 26411, 26426, 26431 and 26472 of 2011 Common Order: The petitioners claim to be in possession of certain extents of land situated in Survey Nos.310/A, 310/B1 and 310/B2 of Maruthinagar, Muthyalareddypalli Gram Panchayat, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Chittoor district. They claim to have purchased the said extents under registered sale deeds on the bona fide impression that the said lands are private patta lands. They also constructed pucca buildings and have been residing there. However, the 6th respondent-Mutt claims the said lands as endowment property and filed original applications in O.A.Nos.76, 79, 64, 72, 71, 66, 80, 78, 77 and 81 of 2011, respectively, before the A.P. Endowments Tribunal, Hyderabad, for eviction of the petitioners. The petitioners state that even though they are the bona fide purchasers, in order to avoid litigation, they submitted a representation dated 27-01- 2009 to the respondents 1 and 2 expressing their willingness to purchase the said lands and the said representation is still pending consideration. In the meanwhile, the 6th respondent-Mutt, which has filed the O.As., is insisting for disposal of the said O.As. Therefore, the petitioners have filed these writ petitions seeking a Writ of mandamus to declare the proceedings in the said O.As., as arbitrary and illegal. 2 . Sri A.Chandraiah Naidu, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners; the learned Government Pleader for Endowments appearing for the respondents 1, 2, 4 and 5; and Sri D.V.Sasidhar, learned counsel representing Sri V.T.M.Prasad, learned Standing Counsel for the 6th respondent-Mutt, submit that the relief sought for in these writ petitions is squarely covered by the orders of this Court in W.P.No.25611 of 2011, dated 14-11-2011. 3. In the light of the aforesaid submission, while declining to grant the relief sought for in the writ petitions, without prejudice to the rights of the petitioners, these writ petitions are disposed of, at the stage of admission, directing the petitioners to submit a fresh representation along with relevant material to the 2nd respondent-Commissioner of Endowments, Hyderabad, within a period of 2 (two) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on such representation being filed, the 2nd respondent is directed to consider and take appropriate decision, strictly in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 8 (eight) weeks thereafter. It is made clear that it is for the 2nd respondent to take a decision and which shall be in the interest of the institution. Till disposal of the said representation by the 2nd respondent, status quo obtaining as on today in all respects shall be maintained by both the parties. No costs. ___________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 15th November, 2011. Ak HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition Nos.26390, 26404, 26407, 26408, 26409, 26410, 26411, 26426, 26431 and 26472 of 2011 (Common Order) 15th November, 2011. (Ak)