Petitioners challenged the Wakf Board's execution of leases to respondents alleging bogus voter cards, religion conversion, and inferior bidding. The Court dismissed the writ petition, finding no inclination to interfere with the Board's exercise of discretion in lease matters.
The writ petition is dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Civil Writ Petition No.25125 of 2012 Date of Decision: December 18, 2012 Chet Ram and another
...Petitioners
Versus
Punjab Wakf Board, Chandigarh & others
...Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH
Present: Mr.A.S.Syan, Advocate,
for the petitioners.
RANJIT SINGH, J.
The petitioners have filed this writ petition with a grievance that they were licensee of this property from 1993 to 2008 situated in Jagraon. Their grievance is that respondent Nos.5 to 8 have prepared a bogus voter card and being Sikhs have changed their religion and have got this property of Wakf Board on lease. The petitioners had challenged this action by filing a petition before the Tribunal which was dismissed. Their grievance is that the respondents got the licence for the year 2011-12 for 1.25 lacs, whereas the petitioners' offer for the same was 2.00 lacs. Now it has been given to respondent Nos.5 to 8 for sum of 1.75 lacs, whereas the petitioners are offering a sum of 3.5 lacs.
The petitioners have not disclosed as to what lease money they were paying till 2008 and when they were possessing the land. It is for the Wakf Board to see and give the land on lease and such type of high bidding can always be made once the lease is executed in favour of a particular party. I am, therefore, not inclined to interfere in exercise of writ jurisdiction.
The writ petition is accordingly dismissed.
December 18, 2012 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court should interfere in the exercise of its writ jurisdiction in a lease dispute involving allegations of bogus voter cards, religion conversion, and irregular land allotment.
Whether the petitioner's grievances regarding lease amounts and the subsequent award of leases to others warrant judicial intervention.
Whether the respondent's discretion in granting lease licenses on higher bids requires High Court interference despite petitioner's allegations of procedural irregularity.
Chet Ram and another
Punjab Wakf Board, Chandigarh
RANJIT SINGH
As recorded by the court registry
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