Mr Tabrez Pasha v. the Karnataka State Board of Waqf
Waqf Act, S.54 / S.54(3) – Encroachment enquiry
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge oral order disposing WP No.26488 of 2024 (GM-WAKF) filed under Articles 226/227 by Tabrez Pasha and others against Karnataka State Board of Waqf and Hazrath Syed Shah Alim Diwan Dargah, Shivamogga. Key search terms: Section 54 Waqf Act encroachment enquiry; Section 54(3) application to Waqf Tribunal; enquiry report not determination of rights; CEO/Enquiry Officer powers; notices Annexures H-P; res judicata plea (O.S.3/1969, O.S.102/1975, R.A.7/1990) left unadjudicated; Co-ordinate Bench decision in Sahebalal (WP No.103530 of 2023, 18.08.2025) referred by respondent's counsel; disposal with contentions kept open before Tribunal.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief (quashing declined at this stage); writ petition disposed of with all contentions of the parties kept open and petitioners at liberty to urge them before the Tribunal in the pending Section 54(3) proceedings.