THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MADAN B. LOKUR AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 31019 OF 2011 DATED:28-11-2011 Between: Sri B. Narasinga Rao and another … Petitioners And Andhra Pradesh Dharmika Parishad, rep., by its Chairman, Honourable Minister for Endowments Department, Government of A.P., Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and five others … Respondents THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MADAN B. LOKUR AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 31019 OF 2011 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Madan B. Lokur) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners says that a petition has been filed before the Andhra Pradesh Dharmika Parishad for the removal of respondent No.5 as Mathadipathi of Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, Manthralayam, Kurnool District. He says that submissions were made on 01-10-2011, but final orders have not yet been passed by the Dharmika Parishad. 2. It is submitted that in the meantime, respondent No.5 is proposing to nominate his successor. The present writ petition has been filed for a direction to convene a meeting of the Mathadipathis of the Maths of the same sampradayam and to recognize a person nominated in such a meeting as Mathadipathi of respondent No.6 in terms of Section 54 (2) of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987. 3. Since submissions before the Dharmika Parishad have already been made, we expect the Parishad to take a decision in the matter as soon as possible. However, we give liberty to the petitioners to approach the Dharmika Parishad, for any grievance they may have with regard to the nomination of the successor of respondent No.5. 4. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of the above. 5. The miscellaneous application also stands disposed of. MADAN B. LOKUR, CJ SANJAY KUMAR, J 28-11-2011 ks