IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.V. SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.20349 of 2008 Between: Osman Bin Mohd. Al Hajri, S/o. Mohd. Bin Abdullah Al Hajri, R/o. H. No.13-5-255, Karwan, Hyderabad. ...Petitioner And 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Minority Welfare (Wakf-I) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The A.P. State Wakf Board, represented by its Special Officer-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Haj House Complex, Nampally, 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 will be pleased to issue Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the issuance of G.O.Ms.No.36, Minorities Welfare (Wakf-I) Department, dated 18-12-2007 for conducting election of Mutawallies/Managing Committees alone contrary to G.O.Ms.No.34, Minorities Welfare (Wakf-1) Department, dated 15-12-2007 issued for the purpose of declaring the results of all categories as contemplated under Section 14 of the Wakf Act 1995, as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the 1st respondent to conduct the election afresh to all the categories as enumerated in Section 14 of the Wakf Act, 1995 in accordance with law and grant such other reliefs as it deems fit in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the petitioner : None Counsel for respondent No.1 : Government Pleader for Social Welfare Counsel for respondent No.2 : Sri Abdul Nazeeb Khan, Standing Counsel for Wakf Board. The Court made the following: ORDER: (Per Anil R. Dave, C.J.) Learned Advocate for the petitioner is absent. This is a public interest litigation, wherein the process of election to the offices of Muttawallies/Managing Committees has been challenged. It is alleged that the election is being conducted in violation of the provisions of the Wakf Act, 1995. Learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for respondent No.1 has submitted that now the election is over and the result has also been declared. In the circumstances, the petition is disposed of as infructuous with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, C.J. 24th November, 2008 P. V. SANJAY KUMAR, J. ……REGISTRAR To 1. The Principal Secretary, Minority Welfare (Wakf-I) Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Special Officer-cum-Chief Executive Officer, A.P. State Wakf Board, Haj House Complex, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Social Welfare, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4.Two C.D. copies. ARS