Karnataka High Court
Syed Mudeer Aga vs The Chief Executive Officer on 23 March, 2011
Equivalent citations: 2012 (1) AIR KAR R 56, AIR 2012 (NOC) (SUPP) 1317 (KAR.), (2012) 2 CURCC 193, (2011) 6 KANT LJ 412, AIR 2012 (NOC) (SUPP) 1121 (KAR)
Author: B.S.Patil
Bench: B.S.Patil
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4. M11 JayaE<:umar S.PaiiL teamed Sewer Counsel
for the petitioner has urged several grounds in _
Challenge made, It is essentially eentended Vif;é.pug::ee£'~.
order is passed by an ineonipetenfz.' auf;.?;1[e:%itfy.» 1_He 1*efe_rs,_.'£rj
Section 64{1}(i) and sub»sectio:1,e'{3a} of 8§l»"'ef..{he ":0 'g
contend that it is oniy the BOa1'C1"v!*C&T:V1;-l'1C1'1. hes; .{ri}:1' e e'bn;::Qeieney is
remove the Mutawafii {rare Vi:/{'L:"§axval'1V£"eeAfitinuQusiy
neglects his duties and malfeasance?
misappiieation ef relation to the
wakf er in xévakf property, that too
after hoiding a thew iiqatter in the prescribed
V ':0 be taken by a majority 05 not
manner send'-the de::E:f-R312.
less than tw;é;e_thirdVe Q'f'?:h'€. f1'1€IHb€YS of the Board, He further
_ mvitee .;jt1iee..atten€1efi if the Court {cs subsection {2} of Seetien
efiize centend that even the power ta supersede the
e0'r::m;',fi;ee. efvfizéfzzeagement is Ves'(ed with the Beard which has
fie be"-exe1jei;eeAé:"A}3y iseumg netiee Setting fsrth the reaeens fer
pre}3e5_ed eeuori ané eaélmg uper: the Cemmittee ':0 Show
' §;h3r smith aeééezz Shel} nevi be taken. Be aiee peinie 011*:
35 335:? zszgb-seeiien {6} ef Seetiezz $? of {he A61, instead of
~ _4:.V;éupe:se§§ng {he Qififfifliiéflfifi ziziafiee eub»seeii{:zn {2}, {he Beaezi
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far :*en1oval after the erreler sf renaoval is pazssecll"-l_::§yv?;fi1el' V'
Executive Officer. 'l'heref::>re, he eometiliisg' !*l'1e..«er:;:lre"preeeeiure
followed is illegal.
7. After the removal cf tlhe'lVpe:iti0ricrlxalengvvlixilth.V_Ha11.e:tlllel*_Vtp
member? the 2114 responelent hag lfidljcl;ed txi%e._eil1erV§31en1be:*s.
They are arrayed as resp'd_fi"<ient.§ glf1«.faCt, petitioner has
Challenged their appolnémegflfa Well V _ _ ..
8! Mr. Vivek _"Re_jddy; lVe'afi13ed«...'l.Counsel appearing for
respondents 13 eielrlterljcls1'€l}at.__3Lil)~l*uleW(1} 0f Rule 56 of the
Rules stip_1_;late~sV {l'1E':'l":E:§X€§lluliV€ Officer shall issue malice iiiF0:m;?l§'.Vi€>_:'l'Ehe'«vllllulawalli concerned against Whom aetien is eclinlempleleld'~lil3.(le:,_llSecti0n 64 of the Act. Rule 3? of the Rules gleale llhelV'me.nner Qf inquiry to be held by the Cl'1ieVf V. E;xl*.eee1ii*l}e_QfflCe1;;W Tl'1eref0r'e, the Competent autherlty is Qffieer who has to conduct the inquiry and _ as pé1*..__Anl<:~ex_e1'ji*e§Rl the getiiianer is found is have not taken care pmieet the interest ef the Wald property as l l§l1;'é'3_<;;:{A:l: of the Walif inspite ef illegal {,'Ol'l-Sll'L2Cl§C!1§ reseriecl tee léy efne l%'l$8.?s.l+:'£3ar arzé iE"1e1*el}:::re the Chief E};ZE:C?.£lLl"2!'€ Office? Z333 _L.i'{>u::el him §§E.§§ll.:~§ es? the Said charge' if W? 5569,/2011 ?
9. M3: Kethwai, learned Caunsei far the gaard 3ubmVi*;:-3 that as per 816 cempziairzii fiied by the Additianal Liasen fihé Beard theugh illegal cansiruciian had been eamz*:§€n:j:é§i wakf p:'0p€:'i:y, the gseiiiimaar hérsin difi' :*?3\<:;i: t:§.ke "é.i':jz' in stepping the illegal cansiructian an<§£'1«¢ih:2§ft:T that paved Way far the iiiegal é{1:fis:1:ructié::V. He' .a1s:{§"€~:>::£er:és"V V that as the petiiisnar hag an ai:£:§f:':ati%?§ filing an appeal, as provicieé u::§«.¥::"'--:~¥;L1¥:--is=¢f:c%fii;§'%i'-Sectmn 84 cf the Act, bsfora the Tribunai h$"Ca¥}f:?@{3fi Writ petition.
10. Having for the: parties and on Careful t'i":;:<?:&VV'*<%'n£iAz:*%§=:'":;:1$t€:1*ia1s 011 record, I find that the L'L?§'1"1'()"§}£:'f!. under sub~secI:i0n (3) of Section 54 ofthé A.c:fIrV,', -Igaxfihgifiecided to held an inquiry into the V9,}iegaV:i{3:1s:'1n§zde' éigai:1_:fsi:v the petitianer stating thai he had 'fjai§c:jf«i£* in 'é:i;,i'£,:;_ in properiy managing, administering and pr'0ie°;<51:§:::gv cf 33%? walsif p:°0pe:~ty, Patiiiener has b€€'ZE'} giiegeéef figgiséfiirzg his duiies in as: preventing 0:16 §'vi.B.Ak¥:3ar u x V E123 véiifigafiy starieci cezzstrucfiezz 21:1 figs wakf §i"Qp€i"{.'_'§*'. ._%f_§ef;¢é; in-.6 §3€*§i'£§{'}T1£:' was iiabie far aciiexé ands: s:;{§3-$e{:i.:i§§: {1} é:"S%ciész: 64» af $225 zfigzct W? 5569;'2{}11 1 1 cause rzeiice issued' 'flare is :10 discussion regardimzg the ciefenae iakan by the pgtitisner, Such a serimzs "
rarzzeval of a member frem the Managing €Z§C§::1133ii'i:é'€~ "
Muiawalli that :09 has-ieé on ailegationsw of ::1i'S;§:'€§i'ic§£':r:*£.,V":4_a:.:;r1{s_?: V' be dealt wiih Casualiy as is done i:i':.f£h£:--{ };i3"'V€3%§i'1i '57I:'3S'€VV impugned order. The impugned'sfé.¢r £5 iih.e:*r:f<3r£:._b2;£¢*in...1:{W.
16. For the reasons staL":t:(eg*i;i'3.b<§"x%é§' pe't'i§:iV<5n"i§ allowed. The impugned order is set4';a{s,§§:i:c:;' rfimcaval of the Petitioner as M§m?§§f:;5 .V$%*§}:1fifvv'vstands set aside, Consequently: in the place 0f the petii:ioner. ;éi$ide';' ' « ' Sfifé REESE":