ORDER

Assailing the order passed by the respondent in and by which the mosque, which is present within the Cantonment area has been delineated strictly for the purpose of men connected with Uniformed Service by barring it for worship by the general public, the present petition has been filed.

2. W.M.P. No.19537/2021 has been filed praying to dispense with the production of the impugned proceedings of the respondent dated 29.6.2021 made in 4022/Dargha/Q31 on the representation dated 19.10.2020 and being satisfied with the reasons shown therein, this miscellaneous petition is ordered as prayed for.

3. It is the case of the petitioner that the Masjid E Aalishaan mosque, situate in T.S. No.1449/1, Usman Lane (Munro Lane), St.Thomas Mount, Chennai – 16, is a wakf notified under the Wakf Act published in the Government Gazette on 17.12.1958 which is used for worship by the defence personnel as also the civilian muslims since 1877. The land on which the mosque is situate is classified as A-1 Defence Land and the maintenance of the mosque premises lies with the regimental committee of the Officers Training Academy and the maintenance of the mosque lies with the Managing Committee of the mosq