Syed Shah Khawaja Bahauddin Ahmad @ Khawaja Bahauddin Ahmad v. The State Of Bihar,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15828 of 2021 ====================================================== Syed Shah Khawaja Bahauddin Ahmad @ Khawaja Bahauddin Ahmad, aged about 69 years, male, Son of Late Khawaja Shahid Hussain, Resident of Khanqah Maasjid Badi Takiya Khanqah Bargah-e- Ishque Takiya Sharif Mittanghat, P.O. - Jhauganj, P.S. - Khajekalan, Patna City - 800008. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar, through the Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Principal Secretary Department of Minority Welfare, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Chairman, Bihar State Sunni Waqf Board, Haj Bhavan 54 Harding Board, Patna - 800001.

4.

The Chief Executive Officer, Bihar State Sunni Waqf Board, Haz Bhavan, 54 Harding Road, Patna - 800001.

5.

The Secretary District Waqf Committee, Patna Kazibegum Compound, Gujari Bazar, Patna City.

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Syed Shah Khawaja Amir Shahid, aged about.. years, Son of Late Syed Shah Khawaja Ruknuddin Ahmad, Khanquah Mashjid Badi Takiya Khanquah Bargah E Ishq Takiya Sharif Mittanghat, P.O. Jhauganj, P.S. Khajekalan, Patna City.

... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bipin Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Subhash Prasad Singh, GA-3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH) 18-04-2022 The petitioner is seeking a direction to the respondents to appoint the petitioner Mutawalli of the Khankah Masjid, Bari Takia, Khankah Bargah Ishque Takia Sharif, Estate No. 591, Mittanghat, Khajekala, Patna City.

Instead of going into the merits of this case, we

Patna High Court CWJC No.15828 of 2021(2) dt.18-04-2022 2/2 consider it appropriate to grant the petitioner liberty to approach appropriate authority under the provisions of the Waqf Act, 1995, if permissible, for the said purpose.

This application stands disposed of accordingly. (Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) ( Madhuresh Prasad, J) shyambihari/- U