THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 20885 OF 2010 O R D E R: This Writ Petition has been instituted questioning the action of the 3rd respondent State Wakf Board appointing the 2nd respondent as the Chief Executive Officer on in-charge basis and for setting aside the said order passed on 16.08.2010. It is essentially contended that the power to appoint the Chief Executive Officer vests only with the State Government and hence, the Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board could not have usurped the said power and appointed the 2nd respondent even on in-charge basis as its Chief Executive Officer. Learned Additional Advocate General, who took notice on behalf of the State, the 1st respondent, has placed before me a copy of the order passed by the State Government through their G.O.Rt.No. 225 Minorities Welfare (Wakf-III) Department, dated 21.09.2010, appointing Sri Habeebuddin Ahmed as Chief Executive Officer of the State Wakf Board for a period of one year with immediate effect. Copy of the said order is taken on record. In view of the subsequent development of appointing the Chief Executive Officer on regular basis, to Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board, the question raised in the Writ Petition becomes purely an academic issue which need not be decided for the present. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. --------------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 19th October 2010 ksld THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO.17066 OF 2010 DATED: 20th July, 2010.