IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURT DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.5004 OF 2002 Between: Sri Anjaneya and Shiridi Saibaba Mandiram Abhivrudhi Sangam, Gowrisankarapuram, Gudivada, Reptd., by its Secretary-V.S.Nageswara Rao. … Petitioner And The Inspector of Endowments, Gudivada and another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri P.R.Prasad. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Endowments. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is ﬁled for a Writ of Mandamus to declare that the respondents have no authority to interfere with the day to day administration of Saibaba Mandiram at Gowrisankarpuram, Gudiwada, by the petitioner managing Committee until the said Mandiram is published under Section 6 of the A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 (for short “the Act”). The petitioner averred that Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mandiram was constructed in the year 1986; that respondents 1 and 2 visited the said Mandiram on 4-2-2002 and threatened that no Committee Member will be allowed at the Mandiram as the aﬀairs of the said Mandiram will be administered by them; that the Saibaba Mandiram is not notiﬁed till date as required under Section 6 of the Act; and that as long as the said Mandir is not notiﬁed/registered, the authorities have no power to appoint an oﬃcer to takeover the management of the said Mandir. In the counter-aﬃdavit ﬁled by the person- in-management of Sri Gowrisankara Swamy Vari Temple, respondent No.2 herein, it is stated that Sri Gowrisankar Swamy Vari Devasthanam was registered by the Madras Trust Board, vide: B.O.No.4788, dated 31-7-1950 under Section 38 of the Madras Act; that after formation of the State of Andhra Pradesh, a register under Section 43 of the Act was opened by the Endowments Department, wherein Sri Anantha Subramanyeswara Swamy and Sri Prasanna Anjaneya Swamy Vari temples were registered as sub-temples of Sri Gowri- Sankara Swamy temple; that Sri Prasanna Anjaneya Swamy Swamy Vari temple and Sri Anantha Subramanyeswara Swamy temples were constructed over an extent of 499 ½ Sq. yards in Survey No.518/17; and that Sri Saibaba Mandir was installed at the Mukhamandapam of Sri Anantha Subramanyeswara Swamy temple. No reply aﬃdavit is ﬁled to controvert the averments contained in the counter-affidavit. As the whole premise on which the Writ Petition was ﬁled viz., non-registration of the temple, is incorrect - inasmuch as Sri Saibaba Mandir is evidently located within the premises of Sri Anantha Subramanyeswara Swamy and Sri Prasanna Anjaneya Swamy Vari temples, which were already registered - the Writ Petition is dismissed. ------------------------- ----------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date: 24-9-2008 MNR