IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Special Appeal No. 12 of 2008 Masjid Committee, Mohalla Kazibagh, P.O. Kashipur (Udham Singh Nagar), Through its Secretary Sri Rafiq Ahmad S/o Shafiz Ahmad, R/o Moh. Kazibagh, Tehsil Kashipur, Udham Singh Nagar. ............. Appellant Versus 1. Uttarakhand Waqf Board, through its Chief Executive Officer. 2. Mohd. Idris Ansari S/o Sri Khursheed Mohd. 3. Zahid Hussain S/o A. Aziz. 4. Dr. Ashfak S/o Sri Mohd. Ali. 5. Ameer Hasan S/o Iddi Pahalwan. 6. Jameel Ahmad S/o Sageer. 7. Mohd. Nasir S/o Ajemuddin. 8. Chand Thekedar S/o Dildar. 9. Anees S/o Gayur. 10. Mohd. Yusuf S/o A. Rahim. 11. Safuddin S/o Kamrudeen. 12. Ahmad Ishak S/o Chanda. 13. Ahmad Ishak. All R/o Kazibagh, Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar. 14. State of Uttarakhand, through Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Dehradun. ........... Respondents Mr. T.A. Khan, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Lalit Sharma, Brief Holder for respondent No. 14. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble V.K. Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble J.C.S. Rawat, J. V.K. GUPTA, C. J. (Oral) After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, we do not feel inclined to interfere with the impugned order passed by the learned Single Judge, but, looking to the facts and circumstances of the case, we do wish to direct that the writ petition, filed by the appellant, shall be heard and disposed of very expeditiously. 2. The writ petition shall be listed before the appropriate Single Bench in the week commencing 25th February, 2008. By then, the respondents shall file the counter affidavits to the writ petition. If this is not done, the learned Single Judge is requested to, in this discretion, extend the time for filing the counter affidavits only by a couple of weeks and no more. 3. The appeal stands disposed of. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) (V.K. Gupta, C. J.) 12.02.2008. 12.02.2008 G