IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 6584 OF 2020 (GM-WAKF)

BETWEEN:

1. MASJID-E-DARGAHI SITUATED AT SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021 REPRESENTED BY ITS 2. SHAFIULLA BAIG S/O WAZIR BAIG AGE: ABOUT 58 YEARS PRESIDENT, MASJID-E-DARGAHI SITUATED AT SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021 RESIDING AT NO.1996/1, TURABALLI STREET, SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021.

Di gitally signed by 3. S.A. RASHEED, SUMA S/O LATE SYED DAWOOD, Location:

AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS HIGH COURT OF VICE PRESIDENT, KARNATAKA MASJID-E-DARGAHI SITUATED AT SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021 RESIDING AT NO.2745, SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021.

4. ABDUL SALAM S/O LATE FAIROZ AGE: ABOUT 40 YEARS SECRETARY MASJID-E-DARGAHI SITUATED AT SAWDAY ROAD, LAKSHAR MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021 RESIDING AT NO.2211, TURABALLI STREET, SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021.

5. M.C. MUNAVAR PASHA, S/O LATE CHOTE SAB, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, TREASURER, MASJID-E-DARGAHI SITUATED AT SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570021 RESIDING AT NO.2820, M-3/1, 4^TH CROSS, SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021.

6. ABDUL SATTAR, S/O LATE ABDUL JABBAR, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, COMMITTEE MEMBER MASJID-E-DARGAHI SITUATED AT SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021 RESIDING AT NO.2686/2, SULTHAN PARK ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021.

7. BADSHA @ BABU, S/O LATE MOHAMMED HAYATH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS COMMITTEE MEMBER MASJID-E-DARGAHI SITUATED AT SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021 RESIDING AT NO.2819, 4^TH CROSS, TURABALLI STREET, SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021.

8. IFTEKHAR BASHIR AHMED, S/O LATE BASHEER AHMED, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS COMMITTEE MEMBER MASJID-E-DARGAHI SITUATED AT SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021 RESIDING AT NO.2762/5, PARK ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021.

9. MOHAMMED IRFAN QURESHI, S/O LATE MOHAMMED ISMAIL, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS COMMITTEE MEMBER MASJID-E-DARGAHI SITUATED AT SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021 RESIDING AT NO.2225, SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021.

10. RIYAZ AHMED, S/O LATE MOHAMMED AHMED, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS COMMITTEE MEMBER MASJID-E-DARGAHI SITUATED AT SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021 RESIDING AT NO.2719, M.K.D.K. ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021.

11. SHRAFUDDIN, S/O LATE GULAM MOINUDIN, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, COMMITTEE MEMBER MASJID-E-DARGAHI SITUATED AT SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021 RESIDING AT NO.2901, MOMTABUT STREET, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021.

12. AYUB SHARIFF, S/O REHMAN SHARIFF, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, COMMITTEE MEMBER MASJID-E-DARGAHI SITUATED AT SAWDAY ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021 RESIDING AT NO.2618, M.K.D.K. ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 021.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. D. AKRAM UPPIN, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAHAMATHULLA KOTHWAL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE KARNATAKA STATE BOARD OF AUQAF HAVING ITS OFFICE AT "DARUL AUQAF", NO.06, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU-560 052 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN.

2. THE KARNATAKA STATE BOARD OF AUQAF HAVING ITS OFFICE AT "DARUL AUQAF"

NO.06, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU-560 052 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

3. THE DISTRICT AUQAF OFFICER THE DISTRICT WAKF ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MYSURU DISTRICT, NEW SAYYAJI RAO ROAD, MANDI MOHALLA, MYSURU-560 021.

4. SRI MOHAMED MUSHTAQ WAKF OFFICER I/C MANDYA DISTRICT AND APPOINTED AS CARE TAKER OF MASJID-E-DARGAHI SITUATED AT SAWDAY ROAD, MYSURU-560 021.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SYED SUHAIL ALI, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.2;

SRI. L.M. CHIDANANDAYYA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. L.M.AMITH, ADVOCATE FOR R-5 AND R-6;

R-1, R-3 AND R-4 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE PUBLIC NOTICE DATED 13.01.2020 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3-DISTRICT WAKF ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MYSURU DISTRICT, MYSURU IN NO.DWAC/01/MYS/14-15 VIDE ANNEXURE-S AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUS