IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5859 of 2008 Between: Mohd. Shafiuddin Secretary, Managing Committee, Masjid-E-Tajunnisa Begum, Gudimalkapur, Hyderabad. R/o.H.No.13-5-431/A/27, Mahaboob Colony, Tallagadda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND The Andhra PRadesh State Wakf Board, rep. by its Chief Executive Officer, Having office at Haj House complex, Razzak Manzil, Nampally, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT 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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not considering the representation given by the petitioner dt. 17.1.2008 as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Art. 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent to extend the term of the existing managing Committee as appointed vide its file No.76/Hyd44/K/04, dt. 6.6.2005 and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.A.MUJEEB Counsel for the Respondent No.: (SC FOR WAKF BOARD)ABDUL NAJEEB KHAN The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 5859 of 2008 Order: The petitioner claims to be the Secretary of the Managing Committee of the Mosque in question, the term of which expired on 05.06.2007. He states that he made representation dated 17.01.2008 requesting the respondent to extend the tenure of the Managing Committee, and as no action thereon had been taken, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. Since the tenure of the managing committee had expired long back, no direction as prayed for by the petitioner can be granted. It is for the respondent to consider the same or make necessary arrangements if the affairs of the Mosque in question are suffering due to non-existence of the Managing Committee. There is no merit in the writ petition and the same is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 19.03.2008 Ksr/Nsr ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KURR}