Noor Jahan v. Shokat Ali

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No. 4373 of 2019 Noor Jahan D/o Nazeer Khan Aged About 52 Years R/o D-10, Parshuram Nagar, Telibandha, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

---Petitioner(s)

Versus

1. Shokat Ali S/o Late Anwar Ali, Aged About 52 Years R/o Village Sava Tehsil- Patharia, District- Mungeli, Chhattisgarh.

2. Collector District- Mungeli, Chhattisgarh.

3. Sub-Divisional Magistrate Patharia, District- Mungeli, Chhattisgarh.

4. Naib Tehsildar Sargoan, Patharia, District- Mungeli, Chhattisgarh. ---Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Sourabh Dangi, Advocate.

For State :

Shri P. Acharya, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 03.12.2019 1.

The limited relief sought for by the petitioner in this petition is for a direction to respondent No.2 to take appropriate decision on the application filed by the petitioner praying for exhumation of the body of saint Hazrat Syeed Umarkot Wala Baba and praying them to shift the exhumed body to Raipur.

2.

According to the petitioner, the said application is pending consideration for quite sometime and that there is also likelihood of law and order situation getting disturbed between two groups within the same community, and therefore, early decision is expected from the respondent No.2.

3.

Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this court is of the opinion that ends of justice would meet if the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent No.2 to take a decision on the pending application of the petitioner at the earliest preferably within a period of 30 days from today.

4.

This court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. The authority is free to decide it in accordance with law. 5.

The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge inder