C.W.P. No. 20227 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 20227 of 2008 Date of decision: 02.12.2009 Abdul Rasheed ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD K. SHARMA Present: - Mr. G.N. Malik, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R.L. Gupta, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for respondent No. 1. Dinesh Goyal, Advocate, for respondent No. 2. Mr. Atul Sood, Advocate, for respondent No. 3. ***** VINOD K. SHARMA, J (ORAL) This order shall dispose of Civil Writ Petition No. 20227 of 2008 titled Abdul Rasheed Vs. State of Punjab and others and Civil Writ Petition No. 12690 of 2009 titled Sayed Shabeeh Haider Vs. State of Punjab and others, as common question of law and facts are involed. These writ petitions have been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India to challenge the appointment of respondent No. 3 as Chief Executive Officer of the Punjab Wakf Board, primarily on the plea that his appointment is not in accordance with the provisions of the Wakf Act and the Punjab Wakf Rules, 1964. During the pendency of the writ petition, term of the C.W.P. No. 20227 of 2008 -2- constituted Wakf Board expired on 10.11.2009 and new Board has been constituted. New Board is now to elect its Chairman and the process for the election of Chairman is on. Learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from Sh. Ashok Pathak, District Attorney, Home Department, Punjab, states that new CEO in accordance with the Wakf Act and the Punjab Wakf Rules, 1964 would be positively appointed within two months from today. In view of the statement made by the learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from Sh. Ashok Pathak, learned counsel for the petitioner does not press this writ petition. Dismissed as not pressed. (Vinod K. Sharma) Judge December 02, 2009 R.S.