Ayyappa Seva Samithi a Registered Society v. The Commissioner Endowments Departments

Sri Rama Sahitha Satyanarayana Swamy Devasthanam, lndira Nagar, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad-500013, Rep by its Executive Officer. Kotla Narasimhareddy, Sio.Late.K.Venkat Rami Reddy, Aged about 55 years, Occ. Business, Fi/o.H.No.3-88, Anand Nagar, Ramanthapur, Uppal Mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, Telangana, lndia - 5000'l 3. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or orders more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus in declaring the action of the respondents in not allowing the Lord Ayyappa Devotees to perform regular poojas and take shelter in the third respondent temple premises which hitherto have been permitted to be performed for nearly 3 decades, for which purpose even donations are also being accepted raging between 50,000-60,0001 and consequently direct the respondents to permit the members of the petitioners society to perform their regular poojas and take shelter in the temple premises as in the past by accepting the same amount of donations. .ni-. -Sr lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the cir :umstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court ma 7 be pleased to direct the respondents not to put any hurdle or obstruction for perf rrming regular poojas and taking shelter in the premises of the 3rd respondent ter Lple pending disposal of the main writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI MAHADEV ANYARAM MAll \DEV REP. FOR SRI T. BALARAJU Counsel for the Respondent No.1 & 2: GP FOR ENDOWMT= {TS Counsel forthe Respondent No.3: SRI CH. SATISH KUMAT , SC FOR ENDOWMENIS Counsel forthe Respondent No.4: SRI G. MADHURI The Court made the following: ORDER I i I I i ,.i,lr IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT ITYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.33769 of 2025 Dated: 22.L2.2O25 Between: AyyappaSevaSamithi a Registered Society Registered under Societies Act .. Petitioner And The Commissioner Endowments Departments, Government of Telangana, Bogulakunta and three others . Respondents ORDER This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking the follou,ing relief/ s:- "... to issue writ or direction particularly in the nature of writ of Ivtandamus in declaring the action of the respoirdents in not altowing the Lord Ayyappa Devotees to perform regular poojas and take shelter in the third respondent temple premises which hitherto have been permitted to be performed for nearly 3 decades, for which purpose even donations are also berng accepted raging between 50,000-60,000/- and consequently direct the respondents to permit the members of the petitioners society to perform their regular poojas and take shelter in the temple premises as in the past by accepting the sarne arnount of donations and pass such other order/ s ..."

2. Heard Mr.Mahadev Anyaram Mahadev, learned counsel representing Mr.T. Balaraju, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2, Mr.CH.Satish Kumar, learned standing counsel for Endowments appearing for I 1 I I I i l I I ] I respondent N,:.3 and Mr.G.Madhuri, lealr rd counsel for 2 respondent No.4. Peruscd the record

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner sut:nits that Lord Ayyappa Devotees have been periorminq pr:r jas and taking shelter in the respondent No.4-Temple premises br over three (3) decades for u'hich, they pay reasonable donati I ts. Whileso, the Chairman of respondent No.4-Temple sudder ly stopped the devotees to periorm their regular poojas and u I rble to bear the humiliating u'ords of Temple officials, the Gtrrr Ss.amy of the Temple also made a complaint to the Uppal Poti:: Station, which was registered as Crime No. 151 I ol 2024 dated 26. 11.2024 and the same is pending investigation. He further cc rtends that the petitioner also made a representation to responcr( nt No.l. But no action has been taken till date. Therefore, he co. Ltends that due to inaction of respondent No.1, the devotees of 1r titioner are put to inconvenience and hardship. Therefore, hr, 5ssk. to pass appropriate orders.

4. Learned standing counsel for respondenl. No.3, by filing counter a-ffrdavit contends that he addressed I letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Endowments vide Letter No.14/SRSSSD/2025 informing that there E re no proper w I i l l l 3 facilities in the Temple to provide accommodation to the petitioner Samiti. Therefore, he seeks to dismiss the Writ Petition.

5. Learned counsel for respondent No.4 by filing counter affidavit concedes to the submissions of learned counsel for respondent No.3. I I

6. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for respondent Nos. I and 2 also concedes to the said submissions.

7. Having regard to the submissions of all the learned counsel and on perusal of the material available on record, this Court deems it appropriate to allow the Writ Petition by directing the respondents to allou, the Lord A5yappa Devotees to perform regular poojas and take shelter in the respondent No.3-temple until 15.01.2026 subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- as donation to respondent No.3 Temple. Further, respondent Nos. 1 to 3 are directed to take appropriate steps to provide necessa_ry facilities/public conveniences to the devotees of Lord Ayyappa and the devotees of the respondent No.3-Temple from its own funds and with the financia-l assistance to be provided by the Government, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a l period of two (2) months from the date ol receipt rf a copy of the 4 order. Miscellaneous petitions pending, ii an,v, sh;L I stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/. M. NAGAMANI ASil ;151411 REGISTRAR \-./ SECTION OFFICER To, 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 The Commissioner Endowments Departments, Goverrrr rent of Telangana, Bogulakunta, Hyderabad, Telangana, lndia - 50000'1 . The Deputy Commissioner and The Assistant Commiss oner, Endowments Department, Government of Telangana, Bogulakunta, I yderabad, Telangana, lndia - 500001. The Executive Officer, Sri Rama Sahitha Satyanarayarr L Swamy Devasthanam, lndira Nagar, Ramanthapur, Hyderabac - j00013. One CC to SRI T BALARAJU, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to SRI CH. SATISH KUMAR, SC for ENDOW v ENTS [OPUC] One CC to SRI G. MADHURI, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP FOR ENDOWMENTS, High Court for t e State of Telangana. Two CD Copies BN HIGH COURT DATED:2211212025 CC TODAY r TA lLl ) l!'ii(, a il l-- o lio'r\'t \ * ORDER WP.No.33769 of 2025 ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS I "D df