IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 2391 of 2006 Between: Pogarthi Ram Murthy, S/o. Sri P. Venkateswarlu, R/o. H.No.11-3-357/C/27, Plot No.56, Savarala Basti, Parsigutta Road, Secunderabad-61. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Hyderabad. 2 the Executive Officer, Sri Trikoteshwara Swamy Vari Devasthnam, Kotappakonda, Narsaraopet Mandal, Guntur 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in proceeding to re-auction the right to collect the tonsured hair offered by the devotees at Sri Bochchu Kotaiahswamy Temple vide Notice dt. 31.01.2006 as arbitrary illegal, in gross violation of principles of natural justice and in excess of jurisdiction and consequently set aside the same and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner: MSHEMA JAISWAL Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 2391 of 2006 O R D E R: Since the lease period has already expired, the cause in the writ petition is does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 23-07-2008 KLP