IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 20921 of 2008 Between: The Managing Committee Khairathi Inam Lands, Khammam, Rep. by its President S.K. Madar S/o. Sondu R/o. 1-9-64, Kalvavoddu, Bokkalagadda, Khammam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The A.P. State Wakf Board, Rep. by its Chief Executive Officer, A.P. Haz House, Opp. Public Gardens, Nampally, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Khammam. 3 The District Revenue Officer, Khammam District at Khammam. 4 The Tahasildar, Khammam Urban at Khammam, Khammam District. 5 Sri Vasikarla Balaji S/o. Late Anantharamulu Khammam. 6 Sri Eturi Ramachandraiah S/o. Not known Khammam. 7 Smt. Mekala Janabai W/o. Mekala Biksham R/o. H.No. 10-6-179, Burhanpuram, Khammam. 8 Sri Mekala Gopala Krishna S/o. Biksham R/o. H.No. 10-6-179, Burhanpuram, Khammam. .....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 to issue writ or direction preferablay writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents Nos. 1 to 4 in taking appropriate action for removal of encroachments on the Wakf Board property situated in Sy.No. 93/A,93/AA, 94/A, 94/AA, 95/A, 95/AA, 51/AA, 52/Aa and 51/E of Khammam Town despite representation dt. 17-7-2008 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent Nos. 1 to 4 to initiate action against the encroachers and restore the property in favour of Wakf board and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.S.M.SUBHANI (SC FOR AP WAKF BOARD) The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking to declare, by way of Mandamus, the inaction on the part of respondents 1 to 4 in removal of encroachments on the Wakf Board property situated in Sy.Nos.93/A, 93/AA, 94/AA, 95/AA, 51/AA, 52/AA and 51/E of Khammam town despite a representation dated 17-07-2008 as arbitrary and illegal and consequently to direct the respondents 1 to 4 to initiate action against the encroachers and restore the property in favour of the Wakf Board. 2. The case of the petitioner who claims to be the President of the Managing Committee of Khairathi Inam lands of Khammam District is that the 1st respondent had constituted a committee to protect and for maintenance of the Khairathi Inam lands in Khammam District. The grievance of the petitioner is that the unoﬃcial respondents have encroached the said property and so he made a representation on 17-07-2008 to the respondents 1 to 4 seeking to take action against the encroachers and restore the property to the Wakf Board but no action has been taken so far. 3. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and the learned standing counsel for Wakf Board and at their request the writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself. 4. The learned standing counsel for Wakf Board has submitted that the Wakf Board is going to take necessary action for removal of the encroachments by issuing notices to the encroachers. 5. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is closed. No order as to costs. --------------------- N.V.RAMANA, J. 15th October 2008 CVRK