IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.15006 of 2007 Between: 1. Nalluri Rapture Darsi Novah, S/o.Yonathan, R/o.D.No.8-812, New Colony, Ravulapalem, East Godavari District. 2. R. Rajaratnam, S/o. late Samuel, R/o. Eluru Town, West Godavari District. ...Petitioners And 1. The Deputy Inspector General of Registration and Stamps, State of A.P., M.J.Road, Hyderabad. 2. The District Registrar of Societies, Guntur District at Guntur. 3. The Secretary to Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Minorities Welfare, Secretarait, Hyderabad. 4. The Commissioner of Minorities Welfare, State of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 5. The District collector, Guntur, Guntur District. 6. The District Collector, West Godavari District, at Eluru. 7. The Superintendent of Police, Guntur District, at Guntur. 8. The Superintendent of Police, West Godavari District, at Eluru. 9. Rev. Dr. A. John, Bibile Mission, Mudunurpadu, Pentapadu P.O., Tadepalligudem Tq., West Godavari District. 10. Rev. N. Sathya Nandam, Vice president, Bibile Mission, Subbaraopet, Korukonda, East Godavari District-533 289. 11. Rev. J. Samuel Kiran, Secretary, Bible Mission, Bethel House, Railpet, Guntur-522 001. 12. P.Sanjeeva Rao, Joint Secretary, Bible Mission, Gandhi Nagar-2, Narsapuram, West Godavari District. ...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 declaring the functioning of the Bible Mission and its members as being injurious to the members of the Mission and the inaction on the part of respondents in properly checking the evil practices and financial indiscipline prevailing in the mission as being opposed to public interest and amounts to criminal breach of trust and cheating and consequently award the following reliefs; i) to direct respondent Nos.1 and 2 herein to seize the records pertaining to the subscriptions, donations and properties maintained by respondent Nos.9 and 11 herein from the year 1960 onwards; ii) to direct respondent Nos.3 and 4 to cause an enquiry into the malpractices resorted to by respondent Nos.9 to 12 and place the report before this Hon'ble Court; iii) to direct respondent Nos.5 to 8 to keep a watch on the activities of respondent Nos.9 to 12 so as to protect the interests of the devotees and to maintain peace and order. Counsel for the petitioners : None. Counsel for respondent Nos.1, 5 and 6 : Government Pleader for Revenue Counsel for respondent No.2 : None Counsel for respondent Nos.3 and 4 : None Counsel for respondent Nos.7 and 8 : None Counsel for respondent Nos.9 to 12 : None The Court made the following: ORDER: (Per Anil R. Dave, C.J.) This petition was notified for admission on 9th June, 2009. As the learned Advocate for the petitioners was absent, the petition was directed to be notified under the caption “for dismissal” on 10th June, 2009. Even today, when the case was called out, the learned Advocate for the petitioners is absent. In the circumstances, the petition is dismissed for default with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, C.J. 10th June, 2009 RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J. ……REGISTRAR To 1. The Deputy Inspector General of Registration and Stamps, State of A.P., M.J.Road, Hyderabad. 2. The District Registrar of Societies, Guntur District, Guntur. 3. The Secretary to Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Minorities Welfare, Secretarait, Hyderabad. 4. The Commissioner of Minorities Welfare, State of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 5. The District collector, Guntur, Guntur District. 6. The District Collector, West Godavari District, Eluru. 7. The Superintendent of Police, Guntur District, Guntur. 8. The Superintendent of Police, West Godavari District, Eluru. 9. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 10. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 11. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Co-operation, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 12. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Minority Welfare, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 13. Two C.D. copies. ARS