IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 3696 of 1999 Between: 1 Md. Abdul Khaiyoom, S/o Janaab Md. Abdul Khader Sahib, 27-37-122, M.G.Road, Vijayawada-2 2 Shaik Usman Basha, S/o Imam Sahib, R/o 39-1-67, Labbipet, Vijayawada-10. 3 Sshaik Anwar, S/o Janab Sshaik Hussain Sahib, Near Sarai Mosque, Mogalpura, Vijayawada-520 001 4 Syed Usman, S/o Jabab Ssyed Ahmed Sahib, Hindustan Ply-wood, Governorpet, Bandar Road, Vijayawada-2. 5 Naqeeb Ahmed, S/o M.A.Khaiyoom, Bandar Road, Governorpet, Vijayawada-2. 6 Yusra Bano, D/o Janab Md. Sayeed Sahib, Principal, Beam School, 54-14-14A, Srinivasanagar, Bank Colony-3, Vijayawada-520 008. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 A.P. State Wakf Board, Rep. by its Chief Executive Officer, Razak Manzil, Opp.Public Garden, Hyderabad. 2 S.S.Burhanuddin Quadri, Chief Executive Officer A.P.State Wakf Board, Hyderabad, and Member of Selection Committee. 3 Q.M.A.Rabbani, Member of Selection Committee, and Law Officer, A.P. State Wakf Board, Hyderabad. 4 M.Nadeemulah, Member of Selection Committee, Assistant Secretary, A.P. State Wakf Board, Hyderabad. 5 Abdul Rahmanm, B.R.P.Road, Winchpet,Vijayawada, 500 001. 6 M.A.Azeem, S/o late Md.Gouse Saheb, B.R.P.Road, Islampet, Vijayawada, 500 001. 7 Alhaj Syed Ahmed Ali, S/o late Abdul Gani Ssaheb, A.P. State Wakf Board, B.R.P.Road, Islampet, Vijayawada, 520 001. 8 Sulaiman, S/o not known to the petitioners, B.R.P.Road, Winchpet, Vijayawada, 520 001 9 M.A.Rahim Afsar, S/o Abdul Khuddus, Drain Street, Islampet, Vijayawada, 520 001. 10 Abdul Waheed, S/o late Shaik Fareed, Masjid Raza Sstreet, Bhavanipuram, Vijayawada 520 013. 11 Md. Fateh Khan, S/o not known to the petitioner, C/o Office of the District Wakf Committee, Imdadghar, Sarai Mosque Wakf, Vijayawada- 520 001 .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 in the nature of Mandamus Writ , order or direction declaring the action of Respondent 2,3, and 4 in selecting and recommending the names of Respondent 5 to 11 to the 1st Respondent for appointment as members of the Board of Trusteed of Sarai Mosque Wakf, Vijayawada, Krishna District, and the further action of the 1st Respondent in issuing the proceedings in A1/KST/12/95 dt: 26-12-98 appointing Respondents 5 to 11 as members of the Board of Trustees of Sarai Mosque Wakf, Vijayawada, Krishna District, as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, malafide, violative of the fundamental right guaranteed to us under Article 14 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the scheme in O.S.No.49/57 on the filed of the Subordinates Judge, Vijayawada and issue a consequential direction to the 1st Respondent to make selection from out of the applications received for all the 7 posts of members of the Board of Trustees by following procedure laid down in the decree in O.S.No.49/57 and under the supervision of the Court of the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Vijayawada Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.SRINIVAS REDDY Counsel for Respondent No.1: MR.A.M.QURESHI Counsel for Respondent Nos. 2 to 11: Sri T.S. Anand ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) Sri S. Srinivas Reddy, learned advocate for the petitioners has submitted that the petition has become infructuous because of passage of time. In the circumstances, the petition is disposed of as having become infructuous with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 15th June, 2009 ks