IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 129 CWP-9670-2025 Date of Decision: 20.08.2025 SADIQ MUHAMAD @ MOHAMMAD SADIQ .......PETITIONER Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS .....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK SIBAL HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA BANERJI Present : Mr. Shahbaz Thind, Advocate and Mr. Lakshya Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shekhar Verma, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr. Gulam Nabi Malik, Advocate respondents No.4 and 5-Punjab Wakf Board. ***** DEEPAK SIBAL, J. (Oral) 1. Through this petition challenge is made to the order dated 12.12.2024, passed by respondent No.2, dismissing the petitioner’s application filed by him to return his petition filed by him for declaring the land in dispute as a ‘Muslim Graveyard’ so that he could present such petition of his before the Punjab Wakf Tribunal. 2. At the very outset, learned State counsel submits that respondent No.2 has erred in passing the impugned order dated 12.12.2024 because the petitioner’s application filed by him to declare the land in question as a ‘Muslim Graveyard’ could only have been decided by the Punjab Wakf Tribunal as the property in question is a notified Wakf property. 3. In the light of afore fair stand taken by the State, the impugned order dated 12.12.2024 is set aside with a direction to respondent No.2 to PRINCE SAINI 2025.08.21 22:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-9670-2025 -2- return the petitioner’s petition for declaring the land in dispute as a ‘Muslim Graveyard’ to enable the petitioner to file such petition before the Punjab Wakf Tribunal. 4. Disposed of. [DEEPAK SIBAL] JUDGE [LAPITA BANERJI] 20.08.2025 JUDGE Prince Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No PRINCE SAINI 2025.08.21 22:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document