1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO.157 OF 2008 Mohammad Abdul Aziz PETITIONER VERSUS Maharashtra State Board of Wakf, Aurangabad. RESPONDENT Mr.R.G.Godbole, h/f. Mr.S.S.Nirkhee, learned counsel for petitioner. Mr.J.R.Shaikh, learned counsel for respondent. (CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.) DATE : 30/03/2010 PER COURT : 1. By the present civil revision application, the petitioner/original applicant has challenged the order dated 08/08/2009 in Application No.9/2006, in which the Wakf Board/original respondent has initiated the inquiry u/s. 40 of The Wakf Act, 1995. On perusal of the impugned order in this civil application, the fact is clear that at this stage the inquiry is initiated by the respondent and the rights of the parties are yet to be decided. It is contended across the bar on behalf of the applicant that the word is used in Section 40(1), while the board to collect the information, the board has reason to believe it. So far as the word used in sub section 1 of section 40 of the Wakf Act, 1995, reason to believe is a wider term. Considering this aspect, 2 as at this stage, only the inquiry is initiated, the property is yet to be declared as a wakf property. All the contention raised by the parties are kept open to be pressed before the board during the inquiry and the parties to maintain status­quo to that respect, and the civil revision application to be disposed of. The respondent to dispose of the application moved by the petitioner and dispose of as expeditiously as possible. It is made clear that while passing this order, this Court has not considered anything on merit. All the points are kept open to be raised before the Board, the respondent. Civil revision application stands disposed of accordingly. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) khs/MAR 2010/cra­157­08