IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 18933 of 2002 Between: Abdul Basith Qureshi S/o.M.A.Bari Qureshi R/o.TRT 278, Vidyanagar Colony, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND The Chief Executive Officer, A.P.Wakf Board. Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT 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 a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction [a] by declaring the action of the Wakf Board in not appointing a new committee of the mosque Jame Masjid, at Vidyanagar, Hyderabad, as illegal and unconstitutional [b] to direct the Wakf Board to appoint a new Committee of responsible persons as per law in respect of Jame Masjid, at Vidyanagar, Hyderabad, to assume the direct Management of the mosque as per law and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner :MR.WASIM AHMED KHAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.S.M.SUBHANI (SC FOR AP WAKF BOARD) The Court made the following : Oral order: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that during the pendency of this writ petition the petitioner died. In view of the representation, the writ petition stands abated. __________________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J 17th April, 2009. GRR