IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 8961 of 2005 Between: 1 Sri Musthyalamma Devasthanam Renovation Committee, Thena Banda Village, Chittoor Mandal and District rep., by its Chairman Palani Velayudham 2 K.Davan, s/o Kodanda Naiker, r/o Thenabanda Village, Chittoor Mandal and District. 3 Sri Palani Velayudham, s/o late Munniratnam r/o Thenabanda Village, Chittoor Mandal and District. 4 Sri N.Subramanyam, s/o late Narsimhulu, r/o Thenabanda Village, Chittoor Mandal and District. 5 Sri K.Narasimha Reddy, s/o Ponaswamy Reddy, r/o Thenabanda Village, Chittoor Mandal and District. 6 Sri K.Krishnan, s/o Kuppan, r/o Thenabanda Village, Chittoor Mandal and District. 7 Sri S.Hari, s/o Subramanyam, r/o Thenabanda Village, Chittoor Mandal and District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Prl. Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Tilak Road, Hyderabad. 3 The Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Chittoor. 4 Sri Muthyalamma Devasthanam rep. by its Manager, Groups Temples, Thenabanda Vg., Chittoor-1, Chittoor Mandal & District R4 is impleaded as per court order dt. 22-12-2005 in WPMP 33929 of 2005 .....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 in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents in impeding the construction of the duly approved Raja Gopuram for Sri Muthyalamma Temple, Thenabanda Village and their action in not duly considering the representation of the petitioners dated 7-2-2005 and the report of the manager Muthyalamma Devasthanam Temple dated 23-2-2005 to continue the petitioners 2 to 7 as members of the Renovation Committee of Muthyalamma Devasthanam Temple as arbitrary, illegal, and violative of the Fundamental Rights Guaranteed to them under Articles 14 and 25 of the Constitution of India and issue the consequential direction to the respondents to continue the petitioner as members of Renovation Committee of Sri Muthyalamma Temple and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.MANOHAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 8961 of 2005 O R D E R: Since there was no representation for the petitioners on 15-2-2008, the matter is listed today under the caption ‘for dismissal’. Even today, none appears for the petitioners. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 16-12-2008 KLP