IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No: 21402 of 2007 BETWEEN: Akbaruddin Owaisi, S/o.Janab Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, R/o. Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. byits Principal Secretary, Miniorities Welfare (Wakf.I) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The A.P. State Wakf Board, Rep. by its Chief Executive Officer, Haj House, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 The Special Officer, A.P. State Wakf Board, Nampally, 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 may be pleased to issue an order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to conduct elections for the constitution of A.P. State Wakf Board as required under Section 14 of the Wakf Act 1995 and declare that appointment of Special Officer since 2004 for A.P. State Wakf Board beyond 6 months is contrary to the provisions of the Wakf Act, 1995 and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.N.BHARAT BABU Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Counsel for the Respondents 2 & 3: MR. S.M. SUBHANI SC FOR WAKF BOARD The Court made the following: ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice V. Eswaraiah) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous and there survives no cause for adjudication. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J January 19, 2009 DSK/CBS