THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.164 of 2010 Dated : 16.02.2010 Between : Vuggerala Satyanarayana ….. Petitioner a n d Sri Danthuluri Jagannatharaju Chowltry & others ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.164 of 2010 ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a declaration by way of a Writ of Mandamus, that the action of the respondents in evicting the petitioner from Quarter No.10, C-Block, Danthuluri Jagannatharaju Chowltry, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District, is illegal and arbitrary and against the provisions of Endowments Act, 1987. 2) The petitioner was the highest bidder in the auction conducted on 12.07.2006 for grant of leasehold rights for the quarter in question for a period of three years @ Rs.1,000/- per month. On approval of the lease by the Regional Joint Commissioner, Kakinada, the petitioner came into possession of the quarter and the lease period was expired by 31.07.2009. 3) It is the case of the petitioner that he has already made an application for extension of lease and, during the pendency of such request, respondents are taking steps for evicting him from the premises illegally. 4) Counter affidavit is filed by the Manager of Danthuluri Jagannadharaju Choultry on behalf of all the respondents. In the counter affidavit, while denying the various allegations made by the petitioner, it is stated that after expiry of lease period, the petitioner has vacated the quarter, but however, on his request he was allowed to keep some utensils in one corner of a room of the quarter. It is further stated that, on 12.11.2009, again auction was conducted for lease of the quarter in question and the petitioner has attended the auction and signed on the document containing the terms and conditions, but did not pay the deposit amount and did not participate in the auction. In the said auction, one Bhupathiraju Kishore Chandra Varma was the highest bidder for Rs.2,200/- per month and lease was granted in his favour by competent authority on 04.01.2010. 5) As much as the lease period of the petitioner is already expired and after that he himself has given a letter on 15.08.2009 to the respondents undertaking to vacate the quarter by 31.08.2009 and he also attended the subsequent auction conducted by the respondents on 12.11.2009, I do not find any merits in the writ petition. 6) For the aforesaid reasons, the writ petition is devoid of merits and the same is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 16th February, 2010 SUR