Abrar Kadil Surme v. the State of Maharashtra Thr Its Prin. Sec. Minority Development Dept. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court writ petition WP 7228 of 2025 (Abrar Kadil Surme v. State of Maharashtra, Minority Development Department) decided 02-07-2025 by Division Bench of Revati Mohite Dere and Dr. Neela Gokhale, JJ. Challenge to order dated 20-12-2024 (Exhibit A). Preliminary objections of locus standi and alternate efficacious remedy before Waqf Tribunal; Suit No.23 of 2025 pending before Waqf Tribunal with petitioner as Defendant No.3. Held: disputed questions of fact not entertainable in writ jurisdiction; petition dismissed and disposed of; locus objection not decided; all contentions on merits kept open; liberty to approach appropriate forum. Keywords: locus standi, alternate remedy, disputed questions of fact, writ jurisdiction, Waqf Tribunal, Minority Development Department, Maharashtra.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed and disposed of; liberty implicitly left with the Petitioner to approach the appropriate forum, if so permissible, in accordance with law, with all contentions of the parties on merits kept open.