IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 28558 of 2008 Between: 1 Mohd. Yousuf, S/o. Late Mohd. Nabi Q.No.B-35, Near Gas Godown, S.P. Office, Khammam - 1. 2 Mohd. Madar S/o. Jaani Miya H.No. 8-2-24, Nizampet, Khammam. 3 Mohammed Omer S/o. Mansoor Ali H.No. 1-9-99/2, Bokkala gadda, Khammam. 4 Mohd. Junaid S/o. Mohd. Ahmed H.No. 9-3-100, Old Club Road, Khammam. 5 Sk. Akhtar S/o. Janimeah R/o. Gollagudem, Khammam Urban. 6 Sk. Lal Moghammed S/o. Madhar Saheb R/o. Gollagudem, Khammam Urban. 7 Sk. Sondu S/o. Qasim Sahab R/o. Gollagudem, Khammam Urban. 8 Sk. Gore Miya, S/o. Jani Meah R/o. Gollagudem, Khammam Urban. 9 Sk. Nannhe Miya S/o. Pentu Saheb R/o. Gollagudem, Khammam Urban. 10 Sk. Khasim S/o. Hassan Ahmed R/o. Gollagudem, Khammam Urban. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector Khammam District Khammam. 2 The District Revenue Officer & Wakf Officer Collectorate Office, Wyra Road, Khammam. 3 The Tahsildar Khammam Urban Khammam. 4 The Inspector, Audit & Wakf Collectorate Office Wyra Road, Khammam. 5 The Superintendent of Police Khammam District Khammam. .....RESPONDENTS 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 writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, direct the respondents to handover the open land of Hazrath Darga Moula Taleem, Khanapur Haveli, Khammam Urban, Khammam for construction of Masjid-e-Firdaus as instructed by the C.E.O., A.P. Wakf Board, Hyderabad, consequently direct the Superintendent of Police, Khammam to provide necessary Police Protection for the construction of the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: PARTY-IN-PERSON Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: G.P. FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No.4: Mr. MIR MASOOD KHAN Counsel for the Respondent No.5: G.P. FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: (per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) This is a Public Interest Litigation wherein the petitioners have submitted that some encroachments have been made on land belonging to Wakf. The particulars of land, on which encroachments have been made or somebody has put some articles, have been given in paragraph-3 of the affidavit supporting the petition. In pursuance of the notice issued by this Court, learned Advocate, Sri Mir Masood Khan has appeared for respondent No.4. Learned Advocate appearing for respondent No.4 has submitted that the Chief Executive Officer, Andhra Pradesh Wakf Board, shall take appropriate action after considering the averments made in the affidavit as well as upon knowing the facts of the case. It has been submitted by him that upon finding out whether there is an encroachment or somebody has put his articles or stock of marbles on the land in question, appropriate action in accordance with law shall be taken as soon as possible, but not later than two weeks from today. In view of the above assurance given on behalf of respondent No.4, in our opinion, the grievance ventilated in the petition has been substantially redressed. We are sure that appropriate action shall be taken with all sincerity by the Chief Executive Officer of the Anhdra Pradesh Wakf Board. The petition stands disposed of with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 11-06-2009 bnr