IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 26290 of 2003 Between: 1 Mohd. Abdul Sami, S/o Mohd. Abdul Samad, N.T.P.C. Ramagundam, Karimnagar District. 2 Mohd. Ziauddin Ghori, S/o Md. Sahabuddin Ghori, A.P. State Wakf Board,, R/o D.No. 13-5-18, Tappachabutra, Karwan, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Union of India, represented by its Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. 2 The Director ( Haj), Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. 3 The Chief Executive Officer, Central Haj Committee, Haj House, Bombay. 4 The Principal Secretary to Government, Minorities Welfare Department, Govt. of A.P. Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 5 The Executive Officer, A.P. State Haj Committee and Commissioner of Police, Haj House, Opp: to Public Gardens, Nampalli, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ , order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the proceeding of the 2nd respondent herein bearing No. M(Haj)/1183/19/03 dated 21-11-2003, as being illegal, contrary, violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India, Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.SYED SHAREEF AHMED Counsel for the Respondents: Mr.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : ORDER: This matter relates to the selection of Khadim-Ul-Hujjaj for the Haj for the year, 2004 and as the year of consideration itself has been over, the subject-matter of the Writ Petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J 05th March, 2008 Tsy To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{ }