Syed Shoeb Ashraf v. Syed Shah Mohiuddin Ashraf and 3 Others
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Article 227 petition, MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. 651 of 2025, Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:10058, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, Pankaj Bhatia J., decided 17.2.2025. Petitioner Syed Shoeb Ashraf (counsel Rakesh Devi Prasad Kumar, Pragati Mehrotra, Narendra Chauhan, Swati Singh) v. respondents Syed Shah Mohiuddin Ashraf And 3 Others (counsel Gaurav Mehrotra, Harsh Vardhan Mehrotra, Syed Aftab Ahmad, Abhishek Mishra for respondent no.4; also Syed Ahmad Jamal, Asma Shamim). Challenge to order dated 24.10.2024 directing appellant to maintain properties as 'mutwalli'; report dated 08.11.2019 accepted by Chairperson, Nagar Panchayat under S.147 U.P. Municipalities Act; powers confined to list entitlement under S.142; petitioner contends property is not waqf property. Impugned order quashed; appeal to be re-decided within three weeks, confined to powers under the Act; parties to appear 25.02.2025; no merits prejudged.