Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 1086 Tel
Judgement Date : 6 August, 2025
THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH
AND
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN
Writ Appeal No.535 of 2025
JUDGMENT:
Heard Mr. Mir Mukarram Ali, learned counsel
representing Mr. Mohd. Imtiazuddin Siddiqui, learned counsel
for the appellant; Mr. A.M.Qureshi, learned Senior Counsel
appearing for Mr. Md.Abdul Mateen Qureshi, learned counsel
for respondent No.1 and Mr. Farhan Azam Khan, learned
Standing Counsel for Waqf Board appearing for respondents
No.2 to 5.
2. The suspension of the writ petitioner-Mutawalli
(respondent No.1 herein) by the impugned order
dated 08.04.2025 was stayed by the learned writ Court by the
interim order dated 16.04.2025 passed on I.A.No.1 of 2025 in
W.P.No.11298 of 2025. Being aggrieved, the unofficial
respondent in the writ petition is in appeal here.
3. During the course of submissions, learned Standing
Counsel for the Waqf Board has informed that in consequence ::2::
of the interim order of the learned writ Court, the writ
petitioner-Mutawalli has been reinstated. The impugned writ
petition is pending and the pleadings are not yet complete.
4. Learned counsel for the appellant has made submissions
both on the ground of maintainability of the appeal and on the
merits of the case.
5. Learned counsel for the writ petitioner submits that the
writ petition has not yet been rendered infructuous as the writ
petitioner has been reinstated only pursuant to the interim
order of the learned writ Court.
6. Having regard to the nature of the dispute and as the writ
petition is still pending, we refrain from making any
observations in the present appeal. Let the parties complete
their pleadings before the learned writ Court and raise all
available grounds on law and fact on the main subject matter
relating to the jurisdiction of the Chief Executive Officer of the
Waqf Board (respondent No.5) to pass the order of suspension
of the writ petitioner- Mutawalli, which was under challenge in ::3::
the writ petition. Learned writ court is requested to consider
the writ petition upon completion of the pleadings.
7. The instant Writ Appeal is, accordingly, disposed of. No
costs.
As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, stand
closed.
____________________________ APARESH KUMAR SINGH, CJ
___________________ G.M.MOHIUDDIN, J Date: 06.08.2025 LUR
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