WP/16933/2017 of DONTHIKURTHI VENKATA SATYANARAYANA SARMA, EG DIST & ANOTHER Vs PRL. SECRETARY, ENDOWMENTS DEPT., VELAGAPUDI & 3 OTHERS

APHC010287532017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3310] (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY ,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 16933/2017 Between: Donthikurthi Venkata Satyanarayana Sarma, Eg Dist & ...PETITIONER(S) Another and Others AND Prl Secretary Endowments Dept Velagapudi 3 Others ...RESPONDENT(S) and Others Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. DWARAMPUDI SAVITHRI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) 2. KANDA SRINIVASU SC FOR ENDOWMENTS (KS AND WG) 3. ELEVATED AS JUDGE The Court made the following: ORDER This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:- “…. to issue a Writ, Order or Direction,more Particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings issued by the 2 4th respondent vide Rc.No.B1/165/2017, dated 06.05.2017 as illegal and consequently set aside the proceedings issued by the 4th respondent vide Rc.No.B1/165/2017, dated 06.05.2017 and pass such …..” 2. The case of the petitioners in brief is that the 2nd petitioner temple is an old temple which has been in exi