For this purpose the Bench relied upon its own judgment in Writ Petition No.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated December 31, 1969 of the Andhra Pradesh High Court at Hyderabad in Writ Petition No.
By the time this.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
On behalf of the State of Andhra Pradesh.
2536 of 1967 that the, functionaries under the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1966, though administrative tribunals, are exercising quasi judicial functions in appointing numberhereditary trustees.
it was urged that the question is one of companysiderable importance to it and that appointment of trustees to a number of institutions is being held up because of the judgment of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
appeal came up for hearing the, period of office of the trustees, whose appointment was challenged by the respondent, was over and the respondent, therefore, companytended that the appeal should be dismissed as having become infructuous.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by ALAGIRISWAMI, J.This is an appeal by the State of Andhra Pradesh against the judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh holding that the appointment of nine trustees to the Kalahastiswara Swami Temple in the town of Kalahasti in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh was liable to be, quashed on the short ground that the impugned order was number a speaking order.
796 of 1971.
Ram Reddy and P. Parameshwararao, for the appellant.
366 of 1969.
Subbarao, for the respondent.
