AMENDED PETITION INTHE HON'BtEHIGH COURTOF GHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P.(QNO. 3294/2010 PETITIONER: SABIR BANARSI, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS S/0 SAMIULLAH, R/0 GHAZI NAGAR, BlRGAON, RAIPUR (C.G.) VERSUS RESPONDENTS: 1. STATEOFCHHATTISGARH THROUGH POLICE STATION, GAZI NAGAR, RAIPUR(C.G.) . '' 's-^ 2. MOHD. SHABIR ANSARI, PRESENTLY THE MUTAWALLI OF BIRGAON MOSQUE, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS S/0 MOHD. HAQ, R/0 GHAZI NAGAR, BIRGAON, RAIPUR(C.G.) 3. MOHD; AKIL RAZA, PRESENTLY THE IMAM OF BIRGAON MASJID, AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS, S/0 MOHD. SHAKEEL AHMED, R/0 GHAZI NAGAR MASJID, BIRGAON, RAIPUR (C.G.) MOHD. SHAHNAWAZ, EARLIER IMAM OF BIRGAON MASJID, HS/0 MOHD. AKHTAR KHAN R/0 GAZINAGAR, , BIRGAON RAIPUR (C.G.) 5. MUFTI ABDUL KADIR, PRESENTLY THE DIRECTOR, MADARSA, TEGIA HAMIDIA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, S/0 ABDUL, R/0 GHAZINAGAR, BIRGAON, RAIPUR (CG.) 6. SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, STATE OP CHHATTISGARH, MANTRALAYA, DKS BHAWAN RAIPUR(C.G.) 7. DlRECTORGENERALOFPOLICE, . STATE OF CHHATTISGAKH, POLICE HEADQUARTERS, RAIPUR (C.G.) 8. COLLECTOR, RAIPUR, DlSTRICT - RAIPUR(C.G.) 9. SUPERINTENDENT DF POLICE, RAIPUR, DlSTRICT - RAIPUR, (C.G.) FETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF APPROPRIATE WRITS^ Qf MANDAMUS AND ^ERTIORARI AND FOR OTHER SUITABLEWRITS AND DIRECTJQNS: ]^ ^- PETITIONER RESPONOENTS HIGH COURTOF£;HHATTISGARH : BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (C) N0. 3294 OF 2010 r SabirBanarsi Versus ; ' Slate OfGhhattisgarh & Others ' (Vtfrit Petition underArtic!e226'pftheCon?titution.of Iridia) SingleBeF]ch:H)on'bleShriSatishK.Agnihotri,J. Present::-. ; Shri Mateen Siddiqui. Advocate fbr/the petitioner, ^ Shri V.V.S.Moorthy, Dy. Advocate.General for the State: r ^•'::^'WS. FouziaMiFza,AdvocatefortherespondentsNo.2to 5. ORDERiORAU (PassedQn tthis 05" day of August, 2011) Bylhis petition, the petitipner seeks a direct'on to fhe respondenf •authoritfes to conduct an snquiry and to take action against the respondents, who may be acting agaihstthe petitioner. AcGording to Shri Siddiqui, leamed counsel appearing for the petitioner, the petitjbner belongs t6 "Sunni" sect pf Mohammedans and the ;petitiorier's ancestors have been read ing "Namaz" in Masjid Gazin&gar from the begi.nning. However, all of a sucfden, without any rhyme or reason, the petitipner was suddenly named as a "Wahabi" and the other members of fhe community sfopped ^attending the soejal gathenng pf the petifioner's famjly and even they threatened seyeral invjtees not ta attend the functian df the family of the petitionsr. Ttierefore, the petiiioner approached the policeauthoritiespnl 12.05.2009 fortaking appropriate actipn agajnst the cohcerned persons, but till date, the' same did not ftuctify. Thus, this petition. , Ms. Mirza, learned eoijnsel appearing fer the respondents Nb.2 tb 5,-on insfructiQns, sutimits that tlieFe is no restriction on entry and perfprmance of "Namaz" ac|ainst ttre petitioner. The petitjoner rnay enter the Mosque^atlanyticne and.,perforrn"Namaz" in acconJance with the regulations pf[thelVIosque. ..'L:'.. lt_.', :%ff' ^»&«& '-'•ss--.:--.:. .;^l 6. No.2 to 5 on the basis Theaforestated submissibn of leamed courisel fQrthe respondents ofretumfiledbythemshallbetreatedasan unclertaking and thesame shallbe: comRlied with in its letter ahd SRIFit.t.^. l'..:.'V:.;''-:~,- .'•''•'•"• '';'1; ..; ;': ':•''' '..•...' In view of the clear and.eategctrical subfnission made by learned counsel appearingfoFjtherespQndentsNo.Zto 5, acGordirigyta SMri Sidcliqyi, nothing remalnsforadjudicatiori. ^ ' • yvittl th& aforesaid observatipn^nd djrectipn, the wffl^ disposedof.No .QFderastocbsts.. , '•''•y : [ : ''!1';';''':''';:,'' I7: :'''''' -"! ~ "• sa/- Sarish K. Agnihotri Judge \\ Vi, Ashok