SARIPALLI KISHORE vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

::1:: APHC010172202023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] TUESDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 8807/2023 Between: 1.

SARIPALLI KISHORE, S/O SLL.M.RAO, AGED ABOUT.

58 YEARS, OCC.

BUSINESS, R/O BALAJINAGAR, SIRIPURAM, NEAR.

ANDHRA UNIVERSITY, VISAKHAPATNAM. ...PETITIONER AND 1.

THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS-H) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.

2.

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS, VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH.

3.

SRI MAHAGANAPATHI, PRASANNA VENKATESWARA, SHIRIDI SAIBABA, AYYAPPA SWAMY TEMPLES, SEETHAMMADHARA, VISAKHAPATNAM, REP.BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

4.

THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS, ::2:: VISAKHAPATNAM.

5.

THE COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA.

6.

SMT MADIRAJU KANAKAVALLI, W/O RAMGOPAL AGED ABOUT.

NOT KNOWN, 7.

KVBS NAGA RAJU, S/O SATYANARAYANA RAJU AGED ABOUT.

NOT KNOWN, 8.

SMT KATTAMURI SARALA DEVI, W/O SATISH AGED ABOUT.

NOT KNOWN, 9.

MANTRI SAI KIRAN REDDY, S/O SOMASEKHAR REDDY, AGED ABOUT.

NOT KNOWN, 10.

KODURI SATYANARAYANA, S/O VEERA SWAMY, AGED ABOUT.

NOT KNOWN, 11.

SMT SOBHANAPURAM JHANSI, W/O TIRUMALA, AGED ABOUT.

NOT KNOWN, 12.

S MT KARRI SUDHARANI, W/O RAMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT.

NOT KNOWN, 13.

D RAJU, S/O NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT.

NOT KNOWN, ARCHAKA, EX-OFFICIO MEMBER. (RESPONDENTS 6 TO 13 ALL AKE NON-HEREDITARY TRUSTEES OF SRI MAHAGANAPATHI, PRASANNA VENKATESWARA, SHIRIDI SAIBABA, AYYAPPA SWAMY TEMPLES, SEETHAMMADHARA, VISAKHAPATNAM) ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly a writ in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the proceedings of the 5th respondent i.e. ndent i.e., ::3:: Commissioner of Endowments, AP, Vijayawada issued in K.Dis.No.B2/COE -12026(31)/26/2022, dated 19-10-2022 appointing respondents 6 to 13 as trustees to Sri Mahaganapathi, Prasanna Venkateswara, Shiridi Saibaba, Ayyappa Swamy Temples, Seethammadhara, Visakhapatnam, rep.by its Executive Officer, as bad, illegal, arbitrary, opposed to law, contrary to the provisions of the Endowments Act and also the rules framed under G.O.Rt.No.258 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.

M VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.

GP FOR ENDOWMENTS ::4:: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA W.P.No.8807 of 2023 This Court made the following ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for further adjudication and hence, the writ petition becomes infructuous.

In view of the above, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed. _________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J DT: 10.03.2026 krk ::5:: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA W.P.No.8807 of 2023 DT: 10.03.2026 krk 182