HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.17678 OF 2009 Dt.25.8.2009 Between: S.R.Y.Mallikharjuna Prasad … Petitioner and 1. The Govt.of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary, Revenue Dept., and three others … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.17692 OF 2009 Dt.25.8.2009 Between: S.R.Y.Mallikharjuna Prasad … Petitioner and 1. The Govt.of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary, Revenue Dept., and three others … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.17678 OF 2009 And WRIT PETITION No.17692 of 2009 COMMON O R D E R: Heard Sri.P.Veera Reddy, the learned counsel representing writ petitioner in both these writ petitions and the learned Asst. Government Pleader for Endowments representing respondents 1 to 3 and Sri V.T.M.Prasad, learned Standing Counsel representing respondent No.4. These writ petitions are being disposed of at the stage of admission by a common order, in view of the commonality of the questions of fact and questions of law involved. It is brought to the notice of this Court that in similar fact situation W.P.No.16039 of 2009 had been disposed of with certain directions of this Court by order dated 6.8.2009. Writ petition No.17678 of 2009 is filed for a writ of Mandamus declaring the notice RC.No.G2/26831/2009 dated 2.7.2009 in the form of Form No.1 of the 2nd respondent, as irregular, arbitrary, illegal, without jurisdiction contrary to Act 30/1987 and to pass such other suitable orders. In Writ Petition No.17692 of 2009 is filed praying for a direction in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in taking steps for constitution of trust board with non hereditary trustees for the 4th respondent temple by issuance of notice inviting applications as illegal, irregular, arbitrary without jurisdiction contrary to Act 30/1987 andto pass such other suitable orders. Several facts in detail had been narrated in the affidavit filed in support of these writ petitions. In similar fact situation, this Court by order dated 6.8.2009 in W.P.No.16039 of 2009 made the following order: “It is not in serious controversy that the application submitted by the petitioner is pending before the Government for consideration. In view of the same, without expressing any opinion relating to the other merits and demerits of the matter, this Court is of the considered opinion that the Writ petition be disposed of directing the 1st respondent to dispose of the application pending before the Government within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Till then, no further proceedings relating to the constitution of the Trust Board be taken in this regard. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs”. In the light of the facts and circumstances, and inasmuch as the applications submitted by the petitioner are pending before the Government for consideration, without expressing any opinion relating to other merits and demerits the writ petition, the writ petition be disposed of directing the first respondent to dispose of such applications pending before the Government within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and till then no further proceedings relating to the constitution of the Trust Board be taken in this regard. These Writ Petitions are accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ P.S.NARAYANA,J 25th August, 2009. Note: Operative portion by wire at party’s cost. B/o PNV HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.17710 OF 2009 Dt.25.8.200