T.Saraswathi, v. The Commissioner, Endowments Department
Case brief
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Telangana High Court (Single Judge, K. Sarath, J.), WP.No.9121 of 2013, decided 26.08.2025. Seven petitioners, shop occupants at S.P.A.T. Complex, L.B. Nagar, sought a writ of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against the Commissioner of Endowments Department, the Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Ranga Reddy District, and the Manager of Sri Prasanna Anjaneya Swamy Temple, challenging an auction of their shops conducted during the pendency of writ petitions and allotment of the shops to third parties, with a connected application under Section 151 CPC for stay and re-induction. At hearing, counsel for petitioners stated the cause did not survive; the Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous without costs and closed pending miscellaneous petitions. No precedent was cited or discussed; no issue was adjudicated on the merits. Keywords: infructuous dismissal, endowments auction, writ of mandamus, Article 226, Section 151 CPC, no costs.