IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 23RD AUGUST 2007 / 1ST BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 25514 of 2007(S) -------------------------- W.O.S.27/2007 of WAKF TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM .................... PETITIONER: ------------ K.P.UMMER KUTTY, AGED 65 YEARS, S/O PAREETH RAWTHER, KANNUPARAMBIL, KANJIRAPPALLY.. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.ABDUL LATHEEF RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. P.O.ABDUL RASHEED(MOHAMMED RASHID), S/O USMANKUTTY, PAIMAPPALLY, KANJIRAPPALLY. 2. V.P.ABDUL SAMAD, S/O V.K.PAREETH KANNU, PULIMOOTTIL, KANJIRAPPALLY. 3. T.E.NAZURDEEN, S/O IBRAHIM, THENAMMACKAL HOUSE, KANJIRAPPALLY. 4. P.A.RABEEZ, ADVOCATE, KOTTAYAM. 5. THE KERALA STATE WAKF BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, WAKF BOARD OFFICE, V.I.P.ROAD, KALOOR P.O., KOCHI-682017. 6. NINARPALLY CENTRAL JUMA-ATH, KANJIRAPPALLY. REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE PRESIDENT. BY SRI.ABDUL JABBAR SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.25514 of 2007 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of August, 2007 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J. The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- (i) to call for the records relating to Exts.P1 to P3 and to issue appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the 5th respondent (Wakf Board) to conduct election to the Managing Committee Members, 6th respondent (Jama-ath) by replacing the present Returning Officer and by appointing an officer of the Wakf Board itself, in respect of Edappally Sub Mahal and Kanjirappally Nainar Pally Central Mahal; (ii) to issue a writ of mandamus commanding Honourable Wakf Tribunal, Ernakulam to pass final orders in I.A.No.106 of 2007 in W.O.S.No.27 of 2007, I.A.No.108 of 2007 in W.O.S.No.28 of 2007 and I.A.No.110 of 2007 in W.O.S.No.29 of 2007. It is reported through the registry that nobody has moved the Tribunal for expeditious disposal of the applications. The writ petition is hence disposed of making it clear that in the event of the petitioner moving the Tribunal for expeditious disposal of the applications, in view of the urgency as stated by the petitioner, steps shall be taken for expeditious disposal of the applications. W.P(C)No.25514/2007 . -:2:- It is made clear that in view of the fact that we have not considered the writ petition on merits the entire contentions are left open. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ahg.