High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking mandatory direction to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board to elect petitioners to a mosque administration committee, holding that the selection process was already initiated under a directions in a related pending petition.
Petition closed; no direction issued. No costs.
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W.P.(MD)No.27321 of 2023
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 16.11.2023
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI
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... Petitioners
versus
... Respondents
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India,
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seeking for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to elect the petitioners as 2 members in the 5 Members Committee to administer Dindigul Begambur Mosque and Dhargah properties and other activities and thereupon to appoint one of them as Muthavalli/Secretary and another one of the petitioner as Treasurer for the Dindigul Begambur Mosque and Dhargah Committee for 5 years from 2023 or 2024 as per the Court's Scheme and the Resolution of the Board dated 17.03.2023.
For Petitioners : Mr.VR.Venkatesan
For Respondents : Mr.D.S.Haroon Rasheed, Standing Counsel
ORDER
The petitioners have filed this writ petition for a Mandamus
directing the respondents 1 and 2 to elect them as one of members in
the Five Members Committee to administer Dindigul Begambur Mosque and Dhargah properties and other activities and thereupon to appoint one of them as Muthavalli/Secretary and another one as Treasurer for the Dindigul Begambur Mosque and Dhargah Committee for 5 years from 2023 or 2024 as per the Court's Scheme and the 2/6
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Resolution of the Board dated 17.03.2023.
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the Committee would be constituted within a period of three months as directed by this Court in W.P.(MD)No.14032 of 2023 dated 12.09.2023.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a writ petition seeking mandatory direction for election of petitioners to a Wakf management committee ought to be dismissed as the selection process is already underway in another pending pet
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W.P.(MD)No.14032 of 2023Referred¶33
Biram Baig
A. Mohamed Farith Baig
The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Wakf Board
The Chief Executive Officer, Tamil Nadu Wakf Board
The Superintendent, Tamil Nadu Wakf Board
B. Pugalendhi
As recorded by the court registry
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