1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION No. 4288/2007 (Sheikh Sajid Sheikh Baiju Vs. C.E.O. Washim & ors.) Appeal District : Application No. of 200 Writ petition Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. CORAM :D.D. SINHA & SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, JJ. DATED : FEBRUARY 13, 2008. Heard Mr. Deshpande for the petitioner, Mr. Firdos Mirza for respondent no.1, and Mr. Anand Jaiswal for respondent no.2. Writ petition is directed against the order/communication dated 13/9/2007 issued by the respondent no. 1- Chief Executive Officer, Maharashtra State Wakf Board, Aurangabad, whereby some interim arrangement was made till the proper managing committee is appointed, in view of holy month of Ramzan. As per the impugned order, old Imam and Mauzzan of Masjid was asked to take care of the mosque until further orders and proceedings in regard to appointment of proper managing committee were fixed for hearing before the Wakf Board on 16/10/2007. 2 It is brought to the notice of this Court that vide order dated 21/9/2007, notice before admission was issued by this Court and also an interim relief in terms of prayer clause (2) of the petition was granted and, therefore, the proceedings before the Wakf Board could not be continued in view of the said interim order. It is submitted that the purpose for which the interim arrangement was made, no more exists and, therefore, the petition be disposed of with a direction to the Wakf Board to conclude the proceedings at the earliest. The counsel for the petitioner submitted that since the interim order passed by this Court is in existence from 21/9/2007, same may be continued till the proceedings are decided by the Wakf Board. However, the counsel for the Wakf Board and the respondent no.2 have submitted that the issue about the interim arrangement made by the impugned order dated 13/9/2007 may also be referred to the Wakf Board for the purpose of taking decision in regard to the continuation of interim arrangement, if any. Considered the contentions 3 canvassed by the respective parties. In the backdrop of the above referred facts, it is clear that the interim order was passed keeping in view the holy month of Ramzan, however, the said month is already over. In that view of the matter, we dispose of the petition with a direction to the Wakf Board to conclude the proceedings about the appointment of proper Managing Committee as early as possible and in any case within a period of ten weeks from the date of communication of this order. So far as the issue about the interim arrangement is concerned, we direct the Wakf Board to consider this issue and take appropriate decision thereon within a period of fifteen days from the date of appearance of the parties before the Wakf Board. Parties undertake to appear before the Wakf Board on 25/2/2008. JUDGE JUDGE RMP