IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5840 of 2004 Between: 1. Sufi Council of India rep.by its General Secretary SM Hussain Rashid, S/o Late S.Shah Tajamul Hussain, R/o 23/2/442/I, Kotla Talab Mirjumula, Hyderabad - 500 002. 2. SM Hussain Rashid, S/o Late S.Shah Tajamul Hussain, R/o Hyderabad. (Petitioners 1 and 2 deleated as per C.O. Dt. 5.8.2004 in W.P.NO. 5840 of 2004) 3. Mohd.Haroon, S/o Haji Abu Bakr, R/o Dabirpura, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 A.P.Minority Welfare Department rep.by its Principal Secretary, Secretariat, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 A.P.State Wakf Board rep.by its Secretary, Razaak Manzil, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 Mirza Hasan Ali Baig, S/o Deputy Collector, C/o Minority Welfare Department, Hyderabad. ....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in appointing the 3rd respondent as the Chief Executive Officer of the Second Respondent Board vide its G.O.Ms.No.10 dated 22-3-2004 as being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional apart from being contrary to the provisions and intent of the Wakf Act 1995 and set aside the same Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.NIRANJAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1. The Advocate General Counsel for the Respondent No.2: MR.A.M.QURESHI Counsel for the Respondent No.3. Mr.L.Ravichander The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble The Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ Dated 14.2.2005 ________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY,J msv To 1 The Principal Secretary, A.P Minority Welfare Department Secretariat, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary, A.P.State Wakf Board, Razaak Manzil, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 2 CCs to the Advocate General, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad (OUT) 4 2 CD copies