Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/33159/2025 of Panchagunula Surya Kiran Kumar Shastry, Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh, on 9 February 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 33159/2025 Between: 1. PANCHAGUNULA SURYA KIRAN KUMAR SHASTRY,,
APHC010640872025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA
WRIT PETITION NO: 33159/2025
Between:
1. PANCHAGUNULA SURYA KIRAN KUMAR SHASTRY,, S/O SUNDARA
ANJANEYULU AGED 38 YEARS, OCC ASTROLOGER, R/O D.NO.
17-81/2,
NEAR
WATER
TANK,
RAJEEV
GANDHI
COLONY,
VENGALAYAPALEM POST, GUNTUR RURAL MANDAL, GUNTUR
DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522 005.
...PETITIONER
AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL
SECRETARY,
REVENUE
DEPARTMENT,
SECRETARIAT,
VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-522238
2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL
SECRETARY, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-522238
3. THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA-521225.
4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KAKINADA DISTRICT, RAMA RAO
PETA, KAKINADA-533004.
5. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KAKINADA DIVISION, RAJA
RAM MOHAN RAI ROAD, KAKINADA-533001.
6. THE
MANDAL
REVENUE
OFFICER,
BACK
SIDE
OF
SUB
REGISTRAR OFFICE, CJC PITHAPURAM, KAKINADA DISTRICT-
533450.
7. SRI PADHA SRI VALLABHA SAMASTHANAM, REP BY ITS., EXECUTIVE OFFICER, VENUGOPALA SV/AMY TEMPLE STREET, PITHAPURAM, KAKINADA DISTRICT-533450.
8. JAYA HANUMAN SEVA SAMITHI, REP BY ITS PRESIDENT, B
SURESH KUMAR (SURENDRA) D.NO, 13-1-113, SOUGANDI
COMPLEX, PITHAPURAM-533450 8688175734
...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 tomay be pleased to issue a Writ or order, orders or directions more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus - declaring the action of the Respondents 4 to 6 in not allowing to sell the Sacred Holy Book Sri Padha Prabhuvula CharithaAmrutham by the oral orders of respondent 4 to 6
by entering into the 7th Respondent Premises upon the representation of 8th Respondent and sealing the sacred books, by locking it in a room, without following due process as illegal, arbitrary, discriminative and also direct the respondents 4 to 6 not come into the way of the 7th Respondent in selling out the said book as usual also violative of Articles 14, 19(1) and 25 of the Constitution of India and and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2025
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 may be pleased to direct the 7th Respondent to sell out the Holy Sacred book by name “Sri Padha Sri Vallabha Maha Samasthnam” duly considering and also acting upon representations dated 3.11.2025 made by the Petitioner to the respondents 3&4 and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. GUNDA GOPI KRISHNA
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR REVENUE
2. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS
The Court made the following:
WRIT PETITION NO: 33159/2025
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ORDER:-
Heard Sri Gunda Gopi Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioner; learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, appearing for respondents Nos.1,4,5 & 6, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments, appearing for respondents Nos.2 & 3 and Sri Kappera Koteswar Rao, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.7.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the relief sought in the Writ Petition would not survive and that no further orders are required to be passed in the Writ Petition. It is stated that the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kakinada, filed a letter before the XII Additional District Judge, Mandal Legal Services Committee, Pithapuram, in respect of P.L.C.No.215/2025, stating that no restrictions have been imposed on sale of sacred books and the Sri Pada Sri Vallabha Maha Annadana Trust/Samasthanam/Sangham, can continue to sell the books as sold earlier.
3. In view of the above, as the grievance of the petitioners is resolved, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA Date:10.02.2026 MVK
WRIT PETITION No.33159 of 2025
Date:10.02.2026 MVK