WP/25855/2026 of ERLA MADHAVAIAH Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH on 16 September 2026

APHC010472392026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY, THE 17th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO

WRIT PETITION NO: 25855/2026

Between:

1. ERLA MADHAVAIAH, S/O LATE SRI E. DHARMAIAH, AGED 55

YEARS, OCC CLASS I ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, R/O D.NO. 1/17, M.M.

WADA,

SRIKALAHASTI

POST,

SRIKALAHASTI

517644,

TIRUPATI DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT

522238.

2. THE

COMMISSIONER,

ENDOWMENTS

DEPARTMENT,

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA

520001, NTR DISTRICT.

3. SRI DURGA MALLESWARA SWAMY VARLA DEVASTHANAM, REP

BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, INDRAKEELADRI, VIJAYAWADA

520001, NTR DISTRICT.

4. M/S A S INFRA A PROPRIETARY CONCERN, REPRESENTED BY

ITS PROPRIETOR SRI SHAIK NAYUM, S/O IBRAHIM, HAVING

OFFICE AT D.NO. 5-76D, HARIHARA NILAYAM, GANGARAJU

NAGAR, ROAD NO. 4, KAKINADA 533005, KAKINADA DISTRICT.

...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 toIssue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in accepting and awarding the open National Competitive Bidding electrical works contract of Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam, Vijayawada, in favour of the 4th respondent proprietary concern, whose proprietor Sri Shaik Nayum, son of Ibrahim, does not profess Hinduism, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, contrary to the scheme of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 (Act 30 of 1987), contrary to G.O.Ms.No.426, Revenue (Endowments-I) Department, dated 09.11.2015, contrary to the binding ratio of the common judgment of this Hon'ble Court in W.P.No.40252 of 2015 and batch, dated 27.09.2019, and contrary to Articles 14, 25 and 26 of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to disqualify the 4th respondent and to accept the petitioner's bid, being the next lowest eligible Hindu Class-I

Electrical Contractor, and award the work to the petitioner.

IA NO: 1 OF 2026

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased restraining the respondents 1 to 3 from issuing work order, concluding agreement, permitting mobilisation or making any payment in favour of the 4th respondent in respect of the said tender, and further restraining the 4th respondent from entering the temple precincts pursuant to the said bid26, pending disposal of the main writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. VALLEPU JAGADEESH

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS

The Court made the following:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO

WRIT PETITION No.25855 OF 2026