IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 6495 of 2001 Between: The Charminar Educational Society, Rep. by its Secretary, S.R. Adeeb Qureshi, S/o Sri A.K.Qureshi, R/o Hyderabad. S.J.Market, Diwan Devdi, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 A.P. State Wakf Board Rep. by its Chief Executive Officer, Hyderabad. 2 The Prl. Secretary to Government of AP, Minority Welfare (Wakf-II) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 Qadeer Al-Indrus, Salala, H.No. 18-11-67/A/G/5, Barkas, Hyderabad. 4 Habeeb Hasan Mugabel, S/o Habeeb Jaffar Mugabel, Barkas, Hyderabad. 5 Sharifa Aisha, W/o Habeeb Hasan Mugabel, Barkas, Hyderabad. 6 The Station House Officer, Pahadi Shareef Police Station, Rangareddy District. .....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 to issue writ of mandamus declaring the impugned proceedings in Memo.No. 2013/Wakf-II/A8/2001-1, dt 29.3.2001 issued by the second respondent, as arbitrary, illegal, improper, unjust and with jurisdiction and further declare that the respondents 3 to5 have no right whatsoever over the land of an extent of Ac.25-00 in Sy.No. 91 and 92, situate at Mamidipallu Village, Ranga Reddy District, since the land is a notified Wakf land and published in the Gazette on 9-12-1989 and further declare that the respondents 3 to 5 have no right to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner over the land, whereunder Engineering College buildings are being constructed by the petitioner - Educational Society and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. K. UMAPATHY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.M.A.RAFI The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 6495 of 2001 Oral order: The learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare/Minority Welfare appearing on behalf of the respondents submitted that the Secretary to Government, B.C. Welfare Department & Minorities Welfare Department, has issued notice dated 14.02.2008 to the 3rd respondent calling upon him to show cause as to why the stay orders issued by the Government in Govt Memo No. 2013/Wakf.II/A3/2001, dated 29.03.2001 should not be cancelled, as he is not connected with the land in question. He further submits that since the 3rd respondent has not submitted any explanation to the said show cause notice within the time stipulated, the Government, after careful examination of the matter, has issued Government Memo dated 23.02.2008, cancelling the stay orders issued in Government Memo No.2013/Wakf.II/A3/2001-1, dated 29.03.2001, and in view of that, no further orders need be passed in the writ petition. Recording the said submission made by the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is closed. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Dated: 28th February, 2008. KSR