IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 2627 of 1997 Between: 1. Mohsin Ali (died), S/o. Mulla Fida Ali, C/o. Premises bearing, No.6-3-456, Punjagutta, Hyderabad. 2 Sri Shafeeq Ahmed, S/o. late Sri Mohsin Ali, R/o. C/o. 6-3-456, Punjagutta, Hyderabad. (Petitioner No.2 is brought on record as LR of petition No.1 as per the court order dt.22-6-2001 in WPMP 14833/2001) ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 State of A.P. rep. by Secretary, Minorities Welfare (wakf 2) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Andhra Pradesh Wakf Board rep. by its Secretary, Nampally, Opposite Public Gardens, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus or otherwise declaring that the impugned G.O.Ms.No.7, Minorities Welfare (wakf 2) Department, dated 1-2-1997 as illegal, arbitrary and ultravires the powers of the respondents under wakf Act, 1995 and consequently declare the same as unenforceable. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.V.Bakti Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.S.M.SUBHANI (SC FOR AP WAKF BOARD) The Court made the following : O R D E R: Mr.G.Bakti representing Sri Vilas Afzalpurkar, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the writ petition became infructuous. 2 . The said submission is hereby recorded and the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. ________________ P.S.NARAYANA, J. 11th February, 2005. mrb To 1. The Secretary,State of A.P. Minorities Welfare (wakf 2) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Wakf Board, Nampally, Opposite Public Gardens, Hyderabad. 3. Two CCs to G.P for Welfare, High Court buildings, Hyderabad(OUT) 4. Two CD copies.