THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 15899 of 2008 Oral order: The petitioners, who claim to be villagers of Pothireddypally village, Sanga Reddy Mandal, Medak District, state that there is temple by name Sri Kethaki Sangameshwara Swamy Temple in Pothireddypally. That the temple owns land in an extent of Acs. 2.37 gts. in Sy. No.115, Acs. 1.20 gts. in Sy. No. 115/A and Acs. 0.07 gts. in Sy. No. 116, in all totaling an extent of Acs. 4.19 gts. in Pothireddypally village, as reflected in khasra pahani for the year 1954-55. The petitioners state that respondent Nos. 4 and 5 are cultivating the said lands of the temple as tenant, as is reflected in the pahani for the year 2004-2005, and the income generated from the tenancy is being used for the administration of the temple. While so, it is the case of the petitioners that respondent No.2 without obtaining any permission from the Government, under Section 4(1) r/w. Section 10 of the A.P. (Telangana Area) Abolition of Inams Act, 1954, issued patta certificates, in favour of respondent Nos. 4 and 5, in respect of the temple land, on 17.03.2008. As respondent Nos. 4 and 5, based on the said patta certificates, were trying to alienate the temple land in favour of third parties for valuable consideration, the petitioners state that they representation dated 16.05.2008 requesting respondent Nos. 1 and 3 to protect and resume the land from respondent Nos. 4 and 5. Thereafter, the petitioners contending the patta certificate dated 17.03.2008 issued by respondent No.2 in favour of respondent Nos. 4 and 5, is illegal and arbitrary and violative of the provisions of Section 80 of the A.P. Hindu Endowments, Charitable and Religious Institutions Act, 1987, filed the present writ petition. Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 filed separate counters. Respondent No.4 and 5 also filed counter. Respondent No.2, in the counter filed by him, at para 6 stated that the Inspector of Endowments (Person-in-Charge), Sanga Reddy Division, preferred appeal against the impugned order dated 17.03.2008 passed by him, under Section 10 of the A.P. (Telangana Area) Inams Abolition Act, 1955, before the Joint Collector, Medak, on 06.06.2008, and that the Joint Collector, Medak admitted the appeal and assigned No. 25/Inam/2008 in File No. F3/4649/2008 and fixed the date of hearing as 18.09.2008 and that as per the provisions of Section 24 of the A.P. (Telangana Area) Inams Abolition Act, 1955, the decision of the Collector or the authority prescribed to decide the appeal, is final. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, the learned Government Pleader for respondent Nos. 1 and 2, the learned Government Pleader for Endowments fo respondent No.3 and the learned counsel for respondent Nos. 4 and 5. Inasmuch as against the impugned orders dated 17.03.2008, the Inspector of Endowments (Person-in-Charge), Sanga Reddy Division, is said to have preferred appeal against the impugned order dated 17.03.2008 passed by respondent No.2, as is available under Section 10 of the A.P. (Telangana Area) Inams Abolition Act, 1955, before the Joint Collector, Medak, on 06.06.2008, I do not wish to go into the merits of the matter, and deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The Joint Collector, Medak, is directed to consider and dispose of the afore-mentioned appeal expeditiously. Till the appeal is finally disposed of, the parties are directed to maintain status with respect to the land in question. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. __________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Dated: 20th January, 2011 KSR