C.N. Ramachandran Nair, J.

The petitioner is challenging Ext.P4 order issued by the Wakf Board on the ground that the Wakf Board has no statutory authority to issue the said order. I heard counsel appearing for the petitioner, Standing Counsel for the Wakf Board and counsel for the second respondent. Though notice is served on the third respondent, no one is representing him in this court.

2. Ext.P4 order is issued by the Wakf Board on complaint by the second respondent that he is virtually ex-communicated by the petitioner and he has not rendered any religious service by providing Khatheeb and Mukri for his daughter's marriage. The second respondent's case is that the Jama-ath Committee has taken this attitude towards him only because his daughter's marriage with the close relative of third respondent Khasi fizzled out and second respondent after getting divorce of his daughter in civil court, got her remarried. It is reported that there were several litigations between second respondent and the relatives of third-respondent and many cases are decided in favour of the second respondent and many are still pending. I do not think there is any need to go into the dispute be