THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.20214 OF 2009 DATED: 22.09.2009 Between: Mohd. Shareef .. Petitioner And A.P. State Wakf Board, rep. by its Chief Executive Officer, Hyderabad and another. .. Respondents ORDER: Heard both sides. The petitioner claims appointment as Mutawalli of the mosque adjacent to Darga and graveyard known as Hazarat Sargroh Mohiuddin situated at Kavadiguda, near Lower Tank Bund, Hyderabad, through hereditary system, on account of the death of his father by name Mohd. Yaseen, who was the recognized Mutawalli of the subject mosque. He claims to have submitted an application to the 1st respondent- A.P. State Wakf Board, on 24.02.2007, along with the necessary documents supporting his claim, and deposited a sum of Rs.10,000/- towards Wakf fund. It is his grievance that, without considering his application, the 1st respondent appointed the 2nd respondent, who is no way concerned with the petitioner’s family, as Mutawalli of the subject mosque, vide notification dated 19.06.2008 published in the A.P. Gazette on 17.07.2008, and he, therefore, seeks to assail the said action of the 1st respondent. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 1st respondent is directed to consider the application purported to have been submitted by the petitioner on 24.02.2007 and conduct an appropriate enquiry with regard to the claim of the petitioner, after issuing notice to all the concerned, and pass appropriate orders within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 22nd September, 2009 IBL