IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27th DAY OF MARCH 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.62762 OF 2016 & WRIT PETITION NOs.7919-7920 OF 2017 (GM-WAKF) BETWEEN:
MASJID-E-BILAL AND MADARASA-E-ARABIA K.M.COLONY SIDDAPURA ROAD JAYANAGAR 1ST BLOKC BANGALORE.
1. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SRI.SHEIK PEERU SAB S/O SRI.SHEIK KAMAL SAB AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS.
2. REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE PRESIDENT SRI. SYED HUSSAIN S/O SRI.SYED LALU SAB AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS.
3. REPRESENTED BY ITS JOINT SECRETARY SRI.ALLA BAKASH (GAIBAN) S/O . SRI. MAHBOOB SAB AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS.
(By Mr.SATEESH M.DODDAMANI, ADV.) AND:
1. THE STATE BOARD OF WAKF NO.6, CUNNINGHAM ROAD BANGALORE – 560 052.
… PETITIONERS REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
2. THE COMMITTEE (UNDER CHALLENGE) K.M.COLONY SIDDAPURA ROAD JAYANAGAR 1ST BLOCK BANGALORE – 560 011.
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
3. SRI.MUNEER AHMED.M PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER-CUM-ELECTION OFFICER OFFICE OF THE STATE BOARD OF WAKF NO.6, CUNNINGHAM ROAD BANGALORE – 560 052.
4. THE HON’BLE CHAIRMAN DISTRICT WAKF ADVISORY COMMITTEE BANGALORE (URBAN) NO.16, HHS AND HMS COMPLEX CUBBONPET BANGALORE – 560 002.
5. THE MANAGER SYNDICATE BANK T.B.PLAZA WILSON GARDEN BANGALORE – 560 027.
… RESPONDENTS (By Mr.S.R.ANURADHA, ADV. FOR R-1 Mr. RADHESH PRABHU AND Mr.M.MOHAN RAO, ADVS. FOR R-5 R-2, R-3 AND R-4 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) - - -
THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION GIVEN BY THE PETITIONERS FOR APPROVAL OF THE MODEL SCHEME OF ADMINISTRATION DATED: 10.11.2014 VIDE ANNEX-D AS WELL AS 30.08.2014 VIDE ANNX-E AND ETC.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Sri.Sateesh M.Doddamani, learned counsel for the petitioners.
Smt.S.R.Anuradha, learned counsel for the respondent R1.
Sri.Radhesh Prabhu and Sri.M.Mohan Rao, learned counsel for the respondent No.5.
2. The petitions are admitted for hearing. With consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the same are heard finally.
3. In these petitions, the petitioners inter alia seeks for a direction to the respondents to consider the applications dated 10.11.2014 and 30.08.2014 given by the petitioners for approval of the model scheme of administration.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he is not pressing the relief claimed in prayers (b) and (c). He further seeks disposal of the petition with a direction to the respondents to decide the representations as per Annexures-D and E by a speaking order within two months.
5. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to decide the aforesaid representations by a speaking order within two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today. With regard to the prayer (d) which has been claimed by the petitioners, the petitioners are at liberty to take recourse to such remedy as may be available to them under the law. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits.
Sd/- JUDGE RV