Writ petition disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to approach Tribunal for title declaration. Court made it clear it made no observation on merits of the case pending before a Coordinate Bench.
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ASHOK KUMAR MADIYAN ..... Petitioner
Through: Ms. Monica Sharma, Advocate with Mr. Bharat Bhabota, Advocate.
versus
GOVERNMENT OF N.C.T OF DELHI ..... Respondent Through: Mohd. Irsad, ASC for GNCTD with Ms. Nasreen and Mr. Kunal Raj, Advocates for R-1. Mrs. Farhat Jahan Rehmani, Advocate for R-2.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
“2) That involving similar controversy another Writ Petition being WPC no 10643 of 2022 [titled as Sanjay Malhotra vs GNCTD and Anr] is also pending before this Hon'ble Court In the said petition the question involved is as to whether property bearing nos XIV 1346-1357 and 3547-3553 (new), 1564-1581 (old) situated at Qutab Road, Pan Mandi, Sadar Bazar, Delhi 110006 is or is not a waqf property.
3) That in Writ Petition (c) No 10643 of 2022, the Section Officer of the Delhi Waqf Board, on the basis of the record available in the office of the Delhi Waqf
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Board has already filed an affidavit dated 16.02.2023. In para. 15 of the said affidavit it is stated that:
"15) That as per the information and record available in the office of the Delhi Waqf Board it can be concluded that the property bearing no 1347, 1348 and 1357-C situated at Qutub Road, Pan Mandi, Sadar Bazar, Delhi- 110006 is not the same property which is enlisted as Waqf at page no 254, Serial no 7 in Delhi Administration's Official Gazette dated 16.04.1970 and there is no other entry in the record of the Delhi Waqf Board which could cover the property in question as Waqf. However, the deponent does not have authority to exercise the power vested in the Waqf Board to decide that whether or not the property in question is a Waqf or a property belonging to a Waqf."
A true copy of the affidavit dated 16.02.2023 filed by the Section Officer of Delhi Waqf Board in WPC No. 10643 of 2022 along with its all the accompaniments is annexed herewith as DWB/ 1.
The said WPC no. 10643 of 2022 is pending before a Coordinate Bench, was last heard on 11.05.2023 and is next listed on 18.08.2023.
A true copy of the order dated 11. 05.2023 passed in WPC no. 10643 of 2022 is annexed herewith as Annexure- DWB/2.”
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property declared in his favour. It is also stated that the Petitioner is unable to approach the Tribunal because the Tribunal is not functional.
SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J
FEBRUARY 6, 2024 hsk
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Sanjay Malhotra vs GNCTD and AnrReferred¶10
WPC no 10643 of 2022
Ashok Kumar Madiyan
Government of N.C.T of Delhi
Subramonium Prasad
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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