IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.19524 OF 2009 BETWEEN: Eidgahh Committee, Barkas, Hyderabad, Rep. by Aquheel Dayanis. …. Petitioner AND The State of A.P., Rep.by Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City and Others. …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.19524 OF 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner Eidgahh Committee seeking a Writ of Mandamus to direct respondent Nos.1 to 4 to grant permission to the petitioner committee to conduct final day prayers of Ramzan from 7-30 AM onwards on 22-09-2009 at the football playground of Barkas. 2. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that it is a registered society and along with other societies, it gave a representation dated 07-09-2009 to respondent No.3 – Assistant Commissioner of Police for grant of permission to conduct spiritual prayers at the football play ground of Barkas on 22-09-2009 in the early hours between 7-30 to 10-00 AM. But, respondent No.3 has not given permission to the petitioner committee. The petitioner committee has to make arrangements for the worshippers, who attend the Id-ul-Fitr Namaz. On many occasions, respondent No.3 has accorded permission to the petitioner to conduct the prayers at the same place and accordingly, the petitioner committee and other societies conducted the religious meetings and prayers peacefully without any law and order problem. Similarly, on 22-09-2009, on the occasion of Ramzan, petitioner committee wanted to conduct final day prayers at football playground of Barkas and submitted a representation to respondent No.3 as referred supra. But, no permission was granted by respondent No.3 on the said representation. Hence, this writ petition. 3. When this matter came up on 15-09-2009, this Court directed the Government Pleader for Home to get instructions. Today, the learned Government Pleader, on getting instructions, submitted that the football playground belongs to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and the respondents herein i.e. the Police Officials have no objection for grant of permission to the petitioner committee to conduct final day prayers of Ramzan at that ground, provided the petitioner committee get the required permission from the officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. 4. In the light of the submission of the learned Government Pleader, the petitioner committee is hereby directed to approach the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and get the required permission for conducting the final day prayers of Ramzan at the football playground of Barkas from 7-30 AM onwards on 22-09-2009. As and when such permission is obtained, the respondent Officials shall permit the petitioner committee to conduct the final day prayers of Ramzan as referred supra. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. __________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J September 18, 2009. KTL/GSN