IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 15446 of 2005 Between: 1 Manne Venkateswara Rao, S/o. Late Venkatanarayana, Tirupathipuram Village, Attili Mandal, W.G.District. 2 Manne Ramesh Babu, S/o. late Venkatnarayana, Tirupathipuram Village, Attlli Mandal, W.G.District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 the Regional Joint Commissioner, Endowments Department ( Multi Zone-I), ] Kakinada, E.G.District. 2 the Asst. Commissioner, Endowments Department, Eluru. 3 Sri Venu Gopala Swamy Temple, Rep. by its Manager, Thirupathipuram (V), Atthili (M), W.G.District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MR. CH.A.B.SATYANARAYANA FOR MR.M.VIJAY KUMAR Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 & 2: AGP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “Therefore, it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the notice of auction of leasehold rights dated 08.07.2005 scheduled to be conducted on 18.07.2005, issued by the 3rd respondent in respect of land to the extent of Ac.3.05 cents (Plot No.6) in Survey No.66/1, 2 situated in Thirupathipuram Village, Atthili Mandal, West Godavari District as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India apart from the same being contrary to the provisions of Act 30/87 and the Rules made thereunder.” At the hearing, Sri Ch.A.B.Satyanarayana, learned counsel representing Sri M.Vijay Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that in the absence of an order of stay granted by this Court, the auction was held and hence, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition as infructuous, interim order, dated 15.07.2005 is vacated and WPMP.No.19616 of 2005 is dismissed. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 15th JULY, 2008. kvni