Dismissed

Sri Rajasthani Jain Swethamber Moorthy Pujak Sangh v. The Deputy Commissioner of Endowments

Telangana HC5 Feb 2025WP/4860/2018

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

A Jain community association had challenged an Endowments Department notification concerning the management of its institution as interference with a recognised minority's affairs. On hearing, counsel stated the cause did not survive for adjudication and the writ petition became infructuous.

What did the court decide?

None granted; writ petition dismissed as infructuous without costs, pending miscellaneous applications closed.

Sri Rajasthani Jain Swethamber Moorthy Pujak… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT^{FORTHE STATEOF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD (SPecial Original Jurisdiction)

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WEDNESDAY, THE^{FIFTH DAYOF FEBRUARY} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENTY-FIVE}

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRIJUSTICE NAGESHBHEEMAPAKA}

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WRIT PETITI^{ON NO:4860 0F 2018}

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Between:

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sri Raiasthani Jain^{swethamber Moorthy Pujak Sangh, Kanchar Bazaar,} BliJft H;;i,^{;;;.;y- i6 i;;;;ioent' Sii p.irashtnanoL"u n iva, s/o : Ma nseeral} iuniya, Aged^{aOout-6g years secunderabad}

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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The Deputy^{Commissioner of Endowments, Hyderabad'}

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The commissioner^{of Endowments,stateof Telangana, Boggulakunta, Tilak} Road, Abids, HYderabad.

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State of Telangana,^{Revenue (Endowments) Department' Secretariat'} Hyderabad,^{Rep.by its Principal Secretary}

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under^{Article 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the} circumstances^{stated in the affidavit filedtherewith' the High Courtmay be} pleasedtoissueawrit,orderordirection,moreparticularlyawritinthenatureof Writ of MANDAMUS^{declaring the Notificationissued by the Deputy} CommissionerofEndowments,HyderabadinAnnexure-l'Memo'No4759/Endts' lltA1t2O16-2,dated06-09-2016issuedinForm-lreadwith4(1)undersubsection2ofSec.l5oftheTelanganaCharitableHinduReligiouslnstitutionsand Endowments^{Act, 1987 (Act.30of '1987) as amended by Act' 33 of 2007and} Telangana Ordinance^{212016, as bad,illegal' arbitrary' opposed to law and also} aninterferenceinthemanagementoftheinstitutionlnthemembersoftheJain Community^{recognized as a minority and contrary to G'O'Ms'No'18'dated20-} 05-2016.

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,A NO: 10 F 2018

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Petition un(r'i-:- s-'ction 15'r cpc praying that in th() c,r( ur,rstances stated in the affidavit firel rn s;gpps;-1 0f the petition, the High court rnav be preased to suspend the notfi ;ation issued by the 1"t respondent i.r:., the Deputy Commissioner of Endowments, Hyderabarl Annexure_|, Memo. No. 4759 lE nc t s.l, A1 l2O1 6-2, dated 06_09_20 i 6 issued irr, rr__,,.**,,n 4(1) under sub.serrtirtn 2 of Sec..l5 of the Telangana Charitablr_. f.lindu Religious lnstitutions and Enc.wnrents Act, 1987 (Act.30 of .19g7) as amen,Jed by Act, 33 of 2007 and TelarrrlanEr Ordinance 212016, pending disposal ,cf the main writ petition.

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Counsel for the petitioner: SRI M. VIDYASAGAR

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Counsel for the Respondents: Gp FOR ENDOWMENTS

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The Court made the, fcllowing: ORDER

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HON'BLE^{SRI JUSTICENAGESH BHEEMAPAXA}

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WRIT PETITION^{Ito.486O of 2OLB z'}

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ORDER:

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When the matter^{has been taken up for} hearing,^{learned counselfor petitioner submittedthat the} cause in^{the present writ petitiondoes not survivefor} adjudication^{and it has become infmctuous'}

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In view of^{the same, Writ Petitionis dismissed}

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as infructuous.^{No costs'}

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Consequently,^{miscellarteousapplications}

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pending, if^{any, in this Writ Petition' shall stand closed'}

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SD/. L.^{LAKSHMI BABU} SISTA^{NT REGISTRAR} ,/TRUE^COPY// SECTION^OFFICER "' I fl: 33 Ji"%yiJ'313:il';:"t:Y,:3fl '31?[Y; State of^Telangana,at Hvderabad [OUT] S. Two^{CD CoPies}

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