J.Shanavas v. The Principal Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Infructuous mandamus writ petition; Article 226 of the Constitution of India; representations dated 01.11.2025 and 15.11.2025; Malik Dinar Mosque / Malikdinar Mosque Waqf property demolition, reconstruction, rebuilding; prior permission of Tamil Nadu Waqf Board and competent Municipal Authority; respondents included Principal Secretary BC/MBC and Minorities Welfare, District Collector Nagercoil, Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Executive Officer Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, Waqf Superintendent and Waqf Inspector Tirunelveli, Commissioner Nagercoil Corporation, Executive Committee of Malik Dinar Mosque (President S.Sugarno); dismissed as infructuous, no costs; connected WMP(MD) No.1327 of 2026 closed; single-judge order by Justice Krishnan Ramasamy dated 09/02/2026; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court.
What did the court decide?
Recording the submission of counsel for the 8th respondent that the wakf property had already been demolished and the prayer had become infructuous, the Court dismissed the writ petition as having become infructuous, awarded no costs, and closed the connected Miscellaneous Petition.