: 1 : vss IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5459 OF 2008 Babar Shahabuddin Mulani & Ors. ... Petitioners V/s. Smt.Chandi Samsher Mulani & Anr. ... Respondents Mr.P.M. Pradhan for Petitioners Ms.S.S. Bhende, AGP, for Respondent No.2 CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED: 9th JULY, 2009 P.C.: 1. The petitioner challenges the decision of the Joint Charity Commissioner, Kolhapur Region, Kolhapur passed on 15.2.2008. By this order, the Joint Charity Commissioner has directed the application of the petitioner to be returned for presentation before the appropriate forum. According to the petitioner, some property was recovered from him during criminal proceedings which were pending before the JMFC, Miraj in Regular Criminal Case No.253 of 1992. That property was directed to be returned to the complainant by an order of the Sessions Court on 18.9.2007 in appeal. The Sessions Court directed the Assistant Charity Commissioner to hold an enquiry to decide whether muddemal property was public property or private property and to send a report to the JMFC, Miraj. It was further directed that the property should be returned to the complainant. Thereafter, the petitioner approached the : 2 : Assistant Charity Commissioner and sought necessary orders with respect to the property. The Assistant Charity Commissioner held that the property should be returned to Respondent No.1 i.e. the complainant. An appeal preferred before the Joint Charity Commissioner by the petitioner resulted in the impugned order dated 15.2.2008. The Joint Charity Commissioner concluded that the property could be waqf property and, therefore, directed the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority for redressal of his grievance. 2. In my view, there is no error committed by the Joint Charity Commissioner requiring interference by this Court in its writ jurisdiction. 3. Petition rejected.