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2006 Supreme(Bom) 1185

N.A.BRITTO
Azim Khan – Appellant
Versus
Levinson J. Martins – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
Mr. S.G Dessai, Senior Advocate with Mr. K. Kashalkar. Advocate for the petitioners.
Ms. W. Coutinho, Public Prosecutor for the respondent Nos. 1 and 8.
Mr. A.D. Shobe. Advocate for the respondent Nos. 2 to 7.

JUDGMENT

N.A. Britto, J.

Heard Mr. S.G. Dessai, the learned senior counsel on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. A.D. Bhobe, the learned counsel on behalf of the respondent Nos. 2 to 7.

2. This petition was filed to assail the order dated 6.10.2005 of the learned Sub-Divisional Magistrate. Vasco-da-Gama.

3. The dispute between the parties is regarding the management of a mosque built on chalta No. 201 under PT Sheet No. 155. There is no dispute that initially the said property was purchased by sale deed dated 14.6.1991 by 6 persons, namely the first and the fifth petitioners, the second and the third respondents. Mohamed Yusuf Menon and Ismail Khan and later with individual contributions as well as with public donations a Mosque/Masjid was erected in the year 1992 under the leadership of Farooq Ahmed Shaikh (respondent No.2) and a room for the residence of Pesh- imam was constructed. Although the said property was purchased with a view to form a trust to be known as Tanzime Ahle Sunnat, the same was never formed nor registered but petitioner Nos. 1. 3, 5 and 6 formed a society on or about 21.10.2003 known as Intizamia Committee of Masjid-e-Taiba and its name was subsequently changed in














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