JUDGMENT :

Vivek Varma, J.

1. Heard Sri Rajit Ram, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri Qamar Ahmad Rizvi, learned counsel for the respondent No. 1/U.P. Sunni Central Board of Waqf, Lucknow.

2. The petitioner has filed the instant petition in the form of Public Interest Litigation (for short, the 'PIL') seeking following reliefs:

''(A) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the constitution of Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust by the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board, Lucknow through Trust Deeds dated 27.2.2020 and 14.9.2020 as contained in Annexures No. 1 and 2.

(B) to issue such other writ, order or direction as this Hon'ble Court may deem just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.

(C) to award the cost of the writ petition to the petitioner.''

3. It appears from the record that in compliance with the judgment and order dated November 09, 2019 passed by Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal Nos. 10866-10867 of 2010 (M. Siddiq (D) through LRs. vs. Mahant Suresh Das and Others) and other connected matters, a chunk of land measuring 5 acres situated in Village Dhannipur, Tehsil Sohawal, District Ayodhya was given by the State Government to U.P. Sunni Central Waqf Board (for short, the 'Board') vide Office Memorandum dated February 05, 2020 issued by the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Home, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Consequently, the Board passed a resolution dated February 24, 2020 for constitution of a Trust in the name of 'Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust' (for short, the 'Trust') through its Chief Executive Officer and accordingly, the Trust was constituted on February 27, 2020 for construction of a mosque, hospital, library, research centre, community kitchen and museum, etc. over the said land.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent No. 1 has raised preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the present PIL by contending that though the petition is ostensibly filed in the public interest, the petitioner has not made due disclosure as required by sub-rule (3A) of Rule 1 of Chapter XXII of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952, which was amended in view of the judgment of the Supreme Court passed in the case of State of Uttaranchal vs. Balwant Singh Chaufal and Others, 2010 AIR SCW 1029 and prays for dismissal of the present PIL.

5. In reply to the preliminary objection, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a public spirited individual and law abiding citizen. He has been actively involved with the socio-political issues of the society in general and Muslim community in particular. The petitioner has considerable interest in the matters of Muslim and Waqfs. Neither the petitioner nor any of his relatives or friends are involved in any manner connected or concerned with the management or administration of any Waqf or with the existence of the Board. In compliance of the judgment of the Apex Court dated November 09, 2019, the State Government has allocated the land in question to the Board on February 05, 2020. Consequently, the Board passed the resolution dated February 24, 2020 for constitution of the Trust of the aforesaid land. It is submitted that the Trust has been created only to usurp the subscriptions received from various donors specially from Muslim community.

6. Having considered the rival submissions of the learned counsel for the parties and gone through the record, we are of the opinion that it is the duty of this Court to ensure that there is no personal gain, private motive and oblique notice behind filing of the PIL. In order to preserve the purity and sanctity of the PIL, the Courts must encourage genuine and bona fide PIL and effectively discourage and curb the PIL filed for extraneous considerations. It would also be appropriate for this Court to encourage the genuine PIL and discourage the PIL filed with oblique motives. The Courts should, prima facie, verify the credentials of the pe