IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 23369 of 2008 Between: 1 S.Venkata Laxma Reddy, S/o. S.Muthyala Reddy, R/o. Mogiligidda Village Farooq Nagar Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. 2 S.Mohan Reddy, S/o. S.Muthyala Reddy, R/o. Mogiligidda Village Farooq Nagar Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. 3 S.Anantha Kishan Reddy, S/o. S.Muthyala Reddy, R/o. Mogiligidda Village Farooq Nagar Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. 4 kotla Ramachandraiah, S/o. K.Satyanna R/o. Mogiligidda Village Farooq Nagar Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. 5 Kotla Yellaiah, S/o. K.Satyanna R/o. Mogiligidda Village Farooq Nagar Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. 6 Kotla Rangaiah, S/o. K.Satyanna R/o. Mogiligidda Village Farooq Nagar Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Assistnat Commissiner, Endowments, Mahabubnagar District, Mahabubnagar. 2 The Executive Officer, Sri Ranga Nayaka Swamy Temple, Rangadham, Mogiligidda, Farooq Nagar Mandal, Mahabubnagar 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 to issue an appropriate Writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action ofthe respondents in not conducting public auction for leasing of the lands to the petitioners in Survey No.402, 26, 27, 32 as arbitrary, illegal and unjust and accordingly direct the respondents to conduct Public Auction in respect of the lands in Survey Nos.402, 26, 27, 32 and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.V.KRISHNA MOHAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Petition No. 23369 of 2008 Order: Though the writ petition is listed under the caption “for dismissal”, neither is the counsel for the petitioners present nor is there any representation on his behalf. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No order as to costs. __________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J. Date: 24.11.2008 Nsr