IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 15344 of 2005 Between: 1 Nandigama Sangameswara Rao, s/o N.Yellaiah, r/o Munnaluru Village, Kanchikacherla Mandal, Krishna District, A.P. 2 Nandigama Nagaratnamma, w/o Kotaiah, r/o Munnaluru Village, Kanchikacherla Mandal, Krishna District, A.P., ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Assistant Commissioner, Endowment Department, Vijayawada, A.P. 2 The Chairman, Sangameswaraswamy Devalayam Committee, Munnaluru Village, Kanchikacherla Mandal, Krishna District, A.P. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in proposing to auction on 15-07-2005 the Munnuru Sangameshwara Swamy Devalayam lands admeasuring 11.30 cents situated at Survey No.89, Survey No.89/5-65, 5-65, Munnaluru, Vijayawada, kishna District given as Inam to the petitioners family foretather as Naivedyam to maintain and conduct Puja in the said Temple, as illegal, unconstitutional, violative of provision of endowment Act, 1987 and Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent not to auction the Munnaluru Sangameswara Swamy Devalayam lands situated at Survey No.89, Survey No.89/5-65, 5-65, in Munnaluru, Vijayawada, Krishna District, nor or in future and pass such other order or orders in the interest of justice and pass such other order or orders in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.RAMAKANTH REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.15344 of 2005 ORAL ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Endowments. The limited request of the petitioner in this writ petition is that his representation dated 9-7-2005 to the 1st respondent is still pending and the same may be considered and disposed of. This writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon. No costs. ___________ 14/7/2005 asp To: 1 The Assistant Commissioner, Endowment Department, Vijayawada, A.P. 2 The Chairman, Sangameswaraswamy Devalayam Committee, Munnaluru Village, Kanchikacherla Mandal, Krishna District, A.P. 3. Two C.Cs. to the G.P. for Endowments, High Court Buildings, Hydrabad (OUT) 4. Two C.D. copies