THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.10812 OF 2010 ORDER: Heard Sri N.Ravi Prasad, Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, G.P. for Endowments and Sri V.T.M. Prasad, Learned Standing Counsel for the 4th respondent – Temple. At their request the Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage. According to the petitioner, his ancestors had established the Pydithallamma and other deities more than 200 years ago; his great grand father, thereafter his grand father, and thereafter his father used to manage the affairs of the temple as trustees; and he was acting as the trustee and managing the affairs of the temple ever since 1983. He would refer to the fact that the respondent – authorities had addressed letters to him as the trustee of Sri Pydithallammavari temple. He would contend that, among the traditional ceremonies which are required to be followed, is the sandal wood grinding ceremony which was being observed since times immemorial and was being performed by the petitioner’s fore-fathers and later by the petitioner himself. It is his grievance that, though he was performing the sandal-wood grinding ceremony for the past several years including during the Chandanotsavam period in 2009, the Executive Officer had issued a press statement that he would not be permitted to do so in the present year. The petitioner submitted a representation to the 1st respondent on 7.4.2010 which the petitioner asserts is still pending consideration as on date. Without going into the merits of the contentions urged on behalf of the petitioner, and since the representation submitted by the petitioner is said to be pending before the 1st respondent, I consider it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the 1st respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation, in accordance with the provisions of the A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 (Act No.30 of 1987), the Rules and Regulations made thereunder and dispose of the same within a period of one week from today. __________ 30-4- 2010 Note: C.C. by 3.5.2010 B/o asp