Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/17438/2015 of YALAGALA GANGA RAO Vs THE STATE OF AP., ENDOWMENTS DEPT., &3 OTHERS on 1 November 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WRIT PETITION NO: 17438 of 2015 Bench Sr.No:-20 [3584] Yalagala Ganga Rao ...Petitioner Vs. The State of AP, Endowments Dept, and Others ...Respondent(s) ********** CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE LISA GILL SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN DATE : 2nd November 2026
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APHC010046442015
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
WRIT PETITION NO: 17438 of 2015 Bench Sr.No:-20
Yalagala Ganga Rao ...Petitioner Vs. The State of AP, Endowments Dept, and Others ...Respondent(s) ********** CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE LISA GILL SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN DATE : 2nd November 2026 Present : Advocate for Petitioner(s): Mr. A Srinath Advocate(s) for Respondent(s): GP for Endowments, Ms. Devi Subhashini Anne, SC For Endowments LISA GILL, CJ: Prayer in this writ petition is as under: “..to issue a Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the Amendment Act 16 of 2013 treating the ryotwari patta holders relating to service inams as encroachers and their pattas as null and void and stipulating that the temples or endowments are owners of such service inams lands and entitled to Ryotwari pattas and the consequential circular L1/29502 dated 28.02.2015 as unconstitutional and violative of the rights of the petitioners under articles 14, 16, 19, 21, 31-A and 300-A of the Constitution of India apart from being in violation of the law laid down by the Supreme Court and pass and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case”
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2. Learned counsel for respondents submit that this issue already stands decided in favour of respondents vide decision of this Court in Takkella Lakshminarasaiah v. State of Andhra Pradesh and others1.
3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that despite best efforts on his part, petitioner has not contacted him and neither does he have any instructions in this matter.
4. It is possible that petitioner may have lost interest in the matter in the light of judgment as aforementioned. Keeping in view above, we are constrained to dismiss this writ petition for default and for non-prosecution.
5. Copy of this order be conveyed at given address of petitioner. No costs. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. LISA GILL, CJ
CHALLA GUNARANJAN, J
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1 2020 (3) ALD 29 (AP) (DB)
WP_17438_2015 HON’BLE MRS.JUSTICE LISA GILL, CHIEF JUSTICE & HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN
Writ Petition No: 17438 of 2015 DATE : 02.11.2026
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