IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND SIX PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR WRIT PETITION No.25159 OF 1995 Between: Syed Shah Abdul Lateef And others. ..... PETITIONERS AND Andhra Pradesh Wakf Board, Represented by its Secretary, Nampally, Hyderabad. ....RESPONDENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR WRIT PETITION No.25159 OF 1995 O R D E R This Writ Petition is filed with a prayer as follows: “… Hon’ble Court in the interest of justice may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction in the nature of Mandamus or otherwise declaring the notification published by the respondent Board in Andhra Pradesh Gazette vide No.3-A, dated August 16th, 1984, at page 9 under Srl.No.1681 as illegal, arbitrary and ultra vires the powers of the respondent a n d violative of the judgement and decree in O.S.No.114/1958 on the file of the Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad dated 18.10.1958 and consequential decrees passed thereon and further declare the said notification as illegal and inoperative and the respondent has no power and authority to treat the properties mentioned in the said notification as wakf properties and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper.” The challenge in the writ petition is to a notification issued by the State of Andhra Pradesh published in the A.P. Gazette dated 16-08-1984. The petitioners having chosen to challenge the notification did not implead the State of A.P. as a party respondent to the writ petition. In the circumstances, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed for non-joinder of necessary party. The Writ Petition is therefore, dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ----------------------------------- JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR 29th MARCH, 2006 PGS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR WRIT PETITION No.25159 OF 1995 29th MARCH, 2006