JUDGMENT

Anil K. Narendran, J.

The petitioner has filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of certiorari to quash Ext.P9 order dated 12.02.2026 of the Lakshadweep State Waqf Board, whereby the 5^th respondent, E. P. Attakoya Thangal has been reinstated as Muthawalli of Ujarapalli, Amini Island (which is a Waqf registered with the 1^st respondent Lakshadweep State Waqf Board), purely as an interim arrangement to ensure continuity and orderly administration of the Waqf institution. In the said order, it is made clear that the said permission is granted without prejudice to the rights, claims and contentions of the parties and shall remain strictly subject to the final decision rendered by the Waqf Board in Ext.P1 petition, i.e., W.C.No.4 of 2015 pending before the Lakshadweep State Waqf Board, which is one filed by the petitioner herein, invoking the provisions under Section 64 of the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 (the 1995 Act), seeking removal of the 5^th respondent from Muthawalliship on various grounds.

2. On 17.02.2026, when this writ petition came up for admission, this Court noticed that o