JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Amit Saxena, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Pradeep Kumar Sharma for petitioner; Sri Ambrish Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel alongwith Sri Fuzail Ahmad Ansari, learned Standing Counsel for the State respondent nos. 1 to 3; Sri Punit Kumar Gupta, learned counsel for U.P. Sunni Central Waqf Board, Lucknow (respondent nos. 4 & 5) and Sri Shashi Nandan, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Amit Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the contesting respondent no. 6.

2. Pleadings have been exchanged and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is being finally disposed of under the Rules of the Court.

3. Present Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is preferred with request to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 26.07.2023 passed by the “U.P. Sunni Central Waqf Board, Lucknow” (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Waqf Board’ for the sake of brevity) and consequential Office Memorandum (hereinafter referred to as the ‘OM’ for the sake of brevity) dated 31.07.2023, issued by the Assistant Secretary of Waqf Board.

4. The present writ