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Rashid Ahmed Vs the Tahsildar — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Madras HC (2017)

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Dismissed

Rashid Ahmed v. the Tahsildar

Madras HC21 Feb 2017WP/34525/2013

Case brief

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What is this about?

The High Court allowed the petitioner's counsel's submission that the writ petition for mandamus had become infructuous and dismissed it accordingly.

What did the court decide?

Writ Petition dismissed as infructuous.

What the court decided

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 21.02.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D. KRISHNAKUMAR

W.P.No.34525 of 2013

& M.P.No.1 of 2013

Rashid Ahmed ...Petitioner

Versus

The Tahsildar, Thiruvallur.

The Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, Rep. by its Chief Executive Officer, No.1 Jaffersyrang Street,

Vallal Seethakathi Nagar, Chennai 1.

Nazir Basha,

1^st Cross Street, Dargah Lane, Mohammed Ali Street, Thiruvallur Town, Thiruvallur. .. Respondents

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Rashid Ahmed
respondent
The Tahsildar, Thiruvallur
respondent
The Tamil Nadu Wakf Board
respondent
Nazir Basha

Coram

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Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Madras HC
Decided on: 21 Feb 2017 · February
Registered: 18 Dec 2013
Case no.: WP/34525/2013

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Cite this judgement

Rashid Ahmed v. the Tahsildar, WP/34525/2013 (MAD), decided on 21 February 2017.

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Bench / Coram

D. Krishnakumar

Parties & counsel

Outcome

Writ Petition dismissed as infructuous.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

On the filing of the petitioner's counsel endorsing that the prayer for a writ of mandamus to restrain interference with Mosque administration had become infructuous, the Court recorded the submission and dismissed the Writ Petition as infructuous.

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Prayers: The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondents 1 & 3 from any manner interfering with the peaceful administration of Jamia Mosque Thiruvallur by the petitioner.

For Petitioner : M/s.N.A.Nissar Ahmed For RR1 : Mr.K.J.Sivakumar, GA For RR2 & 3 : No Appearance

O R D E R

The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has made an endorsement that the prayer in the Writ Petition has become infructuous. Recording the above submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the endorsement made, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

Sd/

Assistant Registrar

/True copy/

Sub Assistant Registrar

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

To

The Tahsildar, Thiruvallur.

The Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, Rep. by its Chief Executive Officer, No.1 Jaffersyrang Street,

Vallal Seethakathi Nagar, Chennai 1.

+1cc to Government Pleader SR.No.11406

W.P.No.34525 of 2013
& M.P.No.1 of 2013
SDR 08.03.2017

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

D. Krishnakumar

CNR

HCMA011253512013

Topic

Constitutional and Fundamental Rights

Bench

D. Krishnakumar

Disposal

DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS

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