Misbahul Hasan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7068 of 2019 ====================================================== Misbahul Hasan aged about 47 years, male S/o Late Muzaffar Hasan, Resident of Village- Chata, P.S.- Hussanganj, District- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Minority Welfare, Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Bihar, Patna. 3.

The District Magistrate, cum Collector, Siwan. 4.

The Sub-Divisional Officer, Hussainganj, Siwan. 5.

The Circle Officer, Hussainganj, Siwan.

6.

The Chairman, Bihar State Sunni Wakf Board, Bihar, Patna. 7.

The Chief Executive Officer, Bihar State Sunni Wakf Board, Bihar, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Durgesh Nandan,AAG14 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN) 08-04-2019 Heard Mr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and Mr. Helal Ali Ahmad, for the Wakf Board.

The petitioner complains of encroachment on Wakf land.

Section 54 of the Wakf Act, 1995 provides the mechanism for removal of encroachment from a Wakf property. The petitioner if so advised, can take recourse to such specific

Patna High Court CWJC No.7068 of 2019(2) dt.08-04-2019 2/2 remedy so available to him rather than moving in public interest.

With the observations and liberty above, we dispose of the writ petition.

(Jyoti Saran, J) ( Arvind Srivastava, J) Bibhash U