Writ petition seeking quashing of election notification and calendar of events for Masjid election dismissed as infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2021
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR WRIT PETITION NOS.8342-8343 OF 2017 (GM-WAKF)
BETWEEN :
... PETITIONERS
(BY SRI.ANISH ACHARYA, ADVOCATE)
AND :
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VIRAJPET, SOUTH KODAGU – 571 218.
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RESIDING OF BENGALI STREET, VIRAJPET, SOUTH KODAGU – 571 218. 6. J.A. SAMIULLA, SON OF J ABDUL SATHAR, AGED 40 YEARS, RESIDING OF BENGALI STREET, VIRAJPET, SOUTH KODAGU – 571 218. 7. ISMAIL SHARIFF @ AKEEL, SON OF LATE IQBAL SHARIFF, AGED 40 YEARS, RESIDENT OF VIJAYANAGAR, VIRAJPET, SOUTH KODAGU – 571 218. 8. Y. SIRAJ, SON OF LATE YAKUB, AGED 67 YEARS, RESIDENT OF BEHIND SARASWATHI SOTRE, FMC ROAD, VIRAJPET, SOUTH KODAGU – 571 218. 9. ABDUL AZEEZ A K., SON OF LATE ABDUL KAHDER, AGED 45 YEARS, RESIDENT OF SHANTHINAGAR, VIRAJPET, SOUTH KODAGU – 571 218. 10. SADIQ SHARIFF, SON OF LATE GHOUSESHARIFF, AGED 45 YEARS, RESIDENT OF BEHIND TOWN BANK, FMC ROAD, VIRAJPET, SOUTH KODAGU – 571 218.
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THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ELECTION NOTIFICATION DATED 9.12.2016 AT ANNEXURE - E AND ALSO QUASH THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS ISSUED BY THE RETURNING OFFICER AT ANNEXURE - H AND ETC.
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THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
The learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the purpose of these petitions has been fulfilled and the same has become infructuous and seeks to dismiss these petitions for the aforesaid reasons.
The memo is filed and the same is taken on record. For the reasons stated above, the writ petitions
are dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/- JUDGE
NM
M.A. MOHAMMED BILAL
MOHAMMED SHAFI
THE CORE COMMITTE MASJID-E-AZAM
THE WAKF BOARD
PRADEEP SINGH YERUR
As recorded by the court registry
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