THE HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO:29620 of 2011 DATED:05.11.2011 BETWEEN: MASJID HAJRATH ABBU BAKKAR SIDDIQ …PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF A.P. REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY & OTHERS …RESPONDENTS. THIS COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: THE HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO:29620 of 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioners to offer prayers in the open land situated in S.No:59, Bikshapathi Nagar of Kondapur village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District as arbitrary and illegal. It is pleaded by the petitioner that the prayers are being offered in the site in question for the past several years on every Bakried and Ramjan and therefore, this year also, the petitioner made a request to the 4th respondent- Assistant Commissioner of Police, Madhapur to permit them to offer the prayers in the said site. Alleging that the 4th respondent did not respond, the present writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner to offer prayers is arbitrary and illegal. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the material available on record. Even according to the petitioner, the land in question was allotted to the Transport Department for the purpose of driving test in the year 2009. Having regard to the admitted fact that the land in question has been in possession of Transport Department in their own right and it is being used as driving test yard, it is for the respondents-1 to 3 to consider the petitioner’s request and give consent to offer prayers if it does not cause inconvenience to their activities. Since the matter does not involve enforcement of any legal right or statutory obligation nor it can be said that the respondents acted contrary to law, it is not a matter for invoking the jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Hence, the relief as prayed for cannot be granted and the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. _______________ Justice G.Rohini. Date:05.11.2011 Gurc. THE HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO:29620 of 2011 DATED:05.11.2011