IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) FRIDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE : G. ROHINI. W.P. No. 13430 of 2004 Between: Kongara Mallikarjuna Rao. Petitioner AND 1. The Commissioner of Endowments, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Tilak Road, Abids, Hyderabad. 2. The Executive Officer, Sri Sangameswara Swamivari Devasthanam, (Rachuru Group of Temples), Sangamjagarlamudi, Tenali Mandal, Guntur District. 3. The Deputy Commissioner, Endowments Department, Guntur 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 issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the actions of the 1st respondent in issuing the proceeding dated 21-07-2004 in D.Dis.No. MI/35431/2004 and action of the 2nd respondent in issuing notification for open auction of lease hold rights of lands including lands in my possession vide notification dated 23-07-2004 and consequential proposal of auction dated 02-08-2004 at 10-30 AM for the years 2004-05 to 2006-07, as wholly arbitrary, illegal, unlawful and constitutional and further direct the respondents not to dispossess me until completion of the lease period. The petition coming on for orders as to admission, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed therein and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. Ch. Ravindra Babu, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Govt. Pleader for Endowments, for the respondents Nos. 1 & 3 and of Smt. N. Indrani, Advocate for the respondent No. 2. The Court made the following ORDER: “ Smt. N. Indrani, takes notice for second respondent and seeks time for getting instructions. Post after two weeks. Pending further Orders, the auction proposed under the impugned notice may go on, but the same shall not be confirmed. ” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Commissioner of Endowments, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Tilak Road, Abids, Hyderabad. 2. The Executive Officer, Sri Sangameswara Swamivari Devasthanam, (Rachuru Group of Temples), Sangamjagarlamudi, Tenali Mandal, Guntur District. 3. The Deputy Commissioner, Endowments Department, Guntur District. 4. Two CCs to G.P. for Endowments, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT) 5. One spare copy. USR. HIGH COURT DATED : 30-07-2004 Note : Post after two weeks ORDER W.P. No. 13430 of 2004 DIRECTION. HIGH COURT USR DRAFTED ON : 02-08-2004 RGJ APPROVED ON : DATED: 30-07-2004 Note : Post after two weeks ORDER W.P. No. 13430 OF 2004 DIRECTION.