APHC010582482025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 29976 OF 2025 Between: 1. Abdul Kareem Shaik, S/o. Shaik Mahaboob Basha Aged about 45 years, Occ; Business School, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District. 2. Shaik Dastagiri, S/o. Mahaboob Shaik, Aged about 49 years, Occ R/o. 16/464-19, Ghouse Nagar, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa R/o. 10/169-2, Ayesha Nagar, Near Ayesha Business, District. 3. .Angadi Mohammad Ishaq Vali„ S/o. Angadi Ismail Saheb, Aged about 54 years, Occ Advocate Town, Ananthapuramu. R/o. D.No. 26-329, Panwala Street, Old ...Petitioners AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Minorities Welfare Department, Secretariat at Veiagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board, Rep. by its CEO Imdadghar, opp. Khaleswararao Market, Krishna) District. 3. Astana e-Maqdoomullahi with Dargah Hazarath Khaja Peerulla Mohammed Hussaini Chisti, Rep. by Mutawalli Sri Khaja Syed Shah Arifullah Hussaini, Kadapa Town, Kadapa District. 4th Floor, Vijayawada, NTR (Old 4. The District revenue Officer and District Waqf Officer, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District. 5. The District Minority Welfare Officer and Additional District Waqf Officer,, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa. 6. Inspector Auditor Waqf, District Waqf Board, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District. 7. Sk Ameer Basha, S/o. Md. Haneef Saheb, R/o. 29/102, Alimabad Rayachoti, Kadapa District, A.P. R7 is suo moto impleaded as per Courts Order dt.03.11.2025. ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, 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 inaction of respondents 2 to 6 in considering the bids offered by the petitioners and in making arrangements to issue licenses/leases through competitive bids, fetching more income to the 3rd respondent institution in causing huge financial loss to the 3rd respondent institution in gross violation of Rule 4 of the Waqf Properties Lease Rules 2014 during Urus/Sandal Festival to be celebrated from 05.11.2025 to 25.11.2025 at respondent Dargah being bad, illegal, arbitrary, contrary to the provisions the Waqf Act 1995 and Rules, besides offending Article 14 and 25 of Constitution of India and consequentially to direct the respondents 2 to 6 to issue of licenses/leases during the said URUS duly inviting and accepting highest bid in competitive bid process duly considering the bids offered by the petitioners also on 24.10.2025. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents no 2 to 6 to adhere to competitive bid process duly considering the applications of petitioners 1 and 2 dated 24.10.2025 and to issue licenses/leases during the Urus festival at 3rd respondent Dargah to be commenced from 05.11.2025 onwards, pending disposal of main writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI V VENU GOPAL SENIOR COUNSEL APPEARING ON BEHALF OF VV N NARASIMHAM Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 5:GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No. 3: SRI A M QURESHI LD SENIOR COUNSEL APPEARING ON BEHALF OF SRI MD SALEEM PASHA Counsel for the Respondent No. 4: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No.6: SRI SHAIK KHAJA BASHA SC FOR WAQF BOARD Counsel for the Respondent No. 7: SRI K S GOPALA KRISHNAN LD SENIOR COUNSEL APPEARING ON BEHALF OF P V RAGHU RAM The Court made the following order: r APHC010582482025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] TUESDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 29976 OF 2025 Between: S/0. SHAIK MAHABOOB BASHA AGED R/0. 10/169-2, AYESHA KADAPA, YSR KADAPA 1.ABDUL KAREEM SHAIK, ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, NAGAR, NEAR AYESHA SCHOOL, DISTRICT. 2.SHAIK DASTAGIRI,, S/0. MAHABOOB SHAIK, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. 16/464-19, GHOUSE NAGAR, KADAPA,YSR KADAPADISTRICT. 3..ANGADI MOHAMMAD ISHAQ VALI,, S/0. ANGADI ISMAIL SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC ADVOCATE, R/O. D.NO. 26-329, PANWALA STREET, OLD TOWN, ANANTHAPURAMU. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1.THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MINORITIES WELFARE DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE WAKF BOARD, REP. BY ITS CEO, 4TH FLOOR, IMDADGHAR, OPP. KHALESWARARAO MARKET, VIJAYAWADA, NTR (OLD KRISHNA) DISTRICT. 3.ASTANA EMAQDOOMULLAHI WITH DARGAH HAZARATH KHAJA PEERULLA MOHAMMED HUSSAINI CHISTI, REP. BY MUTAWALLI SRI KHAJA SYED SHAH ARIFULLAH HUSSAINI, KADAPA TOWN, SECRETARIAT AT 2 KADAPA DISTRICT. 4.THE DISTRICT REVENUE OFFICER AND DISTRICT WAQF OFFICER, . KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 5.THE DISTRICT MINORITY WELFARE OFFICER AND ADDITIONAL DISTRICT WAQF OFFICER, , KADAPA, YSR KADAPA. 6. INSPECTOR AUDITOR WAQF, DISTRICT WAQF BOARD, KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 7.SK AMEER BASHA, S/0. MD. HANEEF SAHEB, R/0. 29/102, ALIMABAD, RAYACHOTI, MOTO IMPLEADED AS PER COURTS ORDER DT.03.11.2025. ...RESPONDENT(S): KADAPA DISTRICT, A.P. R7 IS SUO Counsel for the Petitioner{S): 1.VVN NARASIMHAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.PVRAGHURAM 2.MD SALEEM PASHA 3.GP FOR REVENUE 4.GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri V. Venugopala Rao, Ld. Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri V.V.N. Narasimham, Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioners, Sri U. Kanaka Raju, Ld. Government Pleader for Social Welfare, Sri A.M. Qureshi, Ld. Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri M.D. Saleem Pasha, Ld. Counsel for the Respondent No.3 and Sri Shaik Khaja Basha, Ld. Standing Counsel for the Wakf Board and Sri K. S. Gopala Krishnan, Ld. Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri P.V. Raghu Ram, Ld. Counsel for the Respondent No.7. 2. In compliance with the order of this Court dated 03.11.2025, the Respondent No.7 has entered appearance. 3 Sri K.S. Gopalakrishnan, Ld. Senior Counsel representing the Respondent No.7 would submit that the Respondent No.7 is willing to match the price offered by Sri Abdul Kareem Shaik (Writ Petitioner No.1) which is a sum of Rs.31,00,000/-. The Respondent No.7, who had participated in the auction conducted by the Respondent No.3 had bidded initially for Rs. 19,37,500/-. However, on seeing the offer made by the Writ Petitioner No.1, the Respondent No.7 who is the successful bidder has agreed to match the said price. 3. Ld. Counsel for the Respondent No.7 submits that the Respondent No.7 had already deposited Rs.7,75,000/- and he would be willing to deposit remaining amount of Rs.23,25,000/- on or before 5 PM on 06.11.2025. 4. The Respondent No.7 has filed a sworn Affidavit on Rs.100/- stamp paper (non-judicial), duly notarized, stating that the said Respondent is ready to offer the amount offered by the Writ Petitioner No.1 i.e., Rs.31,00,000/- and had undertaken to deposit the balance amount. In this view of the matter, the sworn Affidavit filed by the Respondent No.7 is taken on record. 5. The Respondent No.7 is directed to deposit the balance amount of Rs.23,25,000/- on or before 5 Pm on 06.11.2025. 6. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stahds disposed of. No order as to costs. 7. 8. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Minorities Welfare Department, State of AP, Secretariat at Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. Pradesh State Wakf Board, 4th Floor, Imdadghar, . Khaleswararao Market, Vijayawada, NTR (Old Krishna) District. 2. The CEO, Andhra opp r 3. The Sri Khaja Syed Shah Arifullah Hussaini, Astana e-Maqdoomullahi with Dargah Hazarath Khaja Peerulla Mohammed Hussaini Chisti, Mutawalli, Kadapa Town, Kadapa District. 4. The District revenue Officer and District Waqf Officer, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District. 5. The District Minority Welfare Officer and Additional District Waqf Officer,, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa. 6. Inspector Auditor Waqf, District Waqf Board, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District. 7. One CC to Sri. VV N Narasimham Advocate [OPUC] 8. One CC to Sri. P V Raghu Ram Advocate [OPUC] 9. One CC to Sri. MD Saleem Pasha Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri. Sk. Khaja Basha SC for Waqf Board. [OPUC] Two CCs to GP for Revenue High Court of Andhra Pradesh 10. 11. [OUT] 12. Two CCs to GP for Social Welfare High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 13. Two CD Copies ■f GSC HIGH COURT DATED:04/11/2025 ORDER WP NO. 29976 OF 2025 0 7 NOV 2025 IS Ol Co isfijirrmtSectiM..^^ DISPOSING THE WP WITHOUT COSTS