Bombay High Court
PEOPLES EDUCATION SOCIETY THROUGH IT S CHAIRMANversusMAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF WAKF, AURANGABAD T/H IT S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The High Court may direct a Wakf Tribunal to decide a pending suit within a specified period to prevent undue delay.
Summary
The petitioners, Peoples’ Education Society, filed a civil revision seeking direction for the speedy disposal of Wakf Suit No.197 of 2017 pending before the Wakf Tribunal, Aurangabad since 2017. The respondents, Maharashtra State Board of Wakf, opposed the revision but did not contest the need for expeditious disposal. Both parties agreed that the suit had been pending for more than eight years, warranting judicial intervention. The Court, after hearing counsel, noted the undue delay and the public interest in timely resolution of Wakf matters. With the consent of both sides, the Court disposed of the revision and directed the Wakf Tribunal to decide the suit within eighteen months from the date of the order. The direction aims to ensure that the pending suit is concluded without further unnecessary postponement.
Issues considered
- Whether a High Court can issue a mandatory time‑bound direction to a Wakf Tribunal for the disposal of a pending suit.
Subjects
- Wakf Tribunal
- Civil revision
- Delay
- Expeditious disposal
- Civil Procedure
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:37393
1 976 cra.36.20.odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,
BENCH AT AURANGABAD.
976 CRA NO. 36 OF 2020
PEOPLES’ EDUCATION SOCIETY, THROUGH IT’S CHAIRMAN
VERSUS
MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF WAKF, AURANGABAD
THROUGH ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND ANOTHER
...
Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Ankush N. Nagargoje.
Advocate for Respondent No.1 : Mr. N. E. Deshmukh.
...
CORAM : SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J.
DATE : 18th August, 2026.
Per Court :
1 Heard the learned Advocates for both the sides. They submit
that the suit is pending since 2017 before the Wakf Tribunal. They
further submit that a direction may be given to decide the said suit.
2 Considering the fact that the suit is pending for more than eight
years, the oral prayer of both the learned Advocates for expeditious
disposal of the said suit deserves to be allowed.
3 With the consent of the learned Advocates for both the sides, the
Civil Revision Application is disposed of with a direction to the learned
Wakf Tribunal, Aurangabad, to decide Wakf Suit No.197 of 2017 as
expeditiously as possible and, in any case, within 18 months from
today.
[ SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J. ]
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