Thakur Shivpal Das v. The State of Telangana

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W.P. No. 32139 of 2025, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, Justice K. Sarath, 08 January 2026. Subject: appointment of Mahant of Kishan Das Mutt (House No.14-7-265 & 266, Chudi Bazar, Begum Bazar, Hyderabad) under Section 53 of the Telangana Charitable and Hindu Religious Institution and Endowment Act, 30 of 1987. Petitioner: Thakur Shivpal Das (counsel Mirza Khaleelullah Baig). Impleaded respondent No.5: Sri Sanatana Dharma Sabha (President Kailash Narayan Bhangdiya; counsel Damodar Mundra). Official respondents 1-4: Endowments Department (Principal Secretary, Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner; AGP J. Salmon Raju). Grievance: non-processing of representations dated 23.05.2025 and 07.08.2025. Disposition: disposed at admission stage with consent, without merits, owing to existing rival claims and both sides' earlier approaches to the Court; respondents 1-4 directed to decide both representations per due process of law with opportunity and personal hearing to both sides and communication of the decision; parties free to challenge; no mandamus issued; misc. petitions (incl. IA No.1/2025 under Section 151 CPC) closed; no costs. Keywords: Mahant; mutt; endowments; rival claims; Section 53; Article 226; mandamus; due process; personal hearing; Section 151 CPC.