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2025 DAILYLAW 79178 (ALL)

SHRI MOHAMMAD SAJJAD AND 2 OTHERS v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 3 OTHERS

WRIC/25868/2025 · 2025-08-04

Mahesh Chandra Tripathi, Prashant Kumar

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:132295-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 25868 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shri Mohammad Sajjad And 2 Others Respondent :- State Of Uttar Pradesh And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Hari Prasad Pandey,Prakash Chandra Dwivedi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J. 1. Heard Shri V.M.Zaidi, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Shri P.C. Dwivedi, learned Counsel for the applicants and Shri Rajiv Gupta, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. The instant writ petition is preferred by the applicants seeking following main reliefs:- "(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to maintain the old tradition ritualistic practice and darshan/ziyarat and visit of devotees and petitioners as well as Urs yearly Jeth Mela religious by holding Urs and weekly Sunday Mela Ghazimiyan, Akbar Husain Badepurukh Madarimiyan's Dargah Shareef, situated in Khasra No.175 C at Village Madaripur Pargana Mah Tehsil Handia, Prayagraj. (ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to maintain the interim measure routine activities at Dargah Shareef for carrying out the ritualistic practice and visit of devotees and petitioners shall remain open on every Sunday and yearly Urs for which all support for maintaining law and order as well as necessary civic amenities shall be provided by the State in co-operation with the administrating the management of Dargah Shareef may remain stayed. (iii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to open the lock of the shrine, Dargah Shareef and not to interfere in the activities related to manage the Dargah Sharif and to perform religious activities to Dargah." 3. Learned ACSC has placed detailed instructions sent by the Assistant Police Commissioner, Handia, Commissionerate, Prayagraj dated 04.08.2025 wherein it is categorically averred that there is no any obstructions in holding any religious congregation on the site. 4. In view of the instructions dated 04.08.2025 sent by the Assistant Police Commissioner, Handia, Commissionerate, Prayagraj, we do not find that there is any grievance of the petitioners with regard to religious congregation. In case, there is any grievance with regard to holding of any such mela/congregation in future, the petitioners are at liberty to move an appropriate application before the appropriate authority and the same would be processed in accordance with law. 5. With the aforesaid observation, the instant writ petition stands disposed off. Order Date :- 5.8.2025 S.P. (Prashant Kumar, J.) (M. C. Tripathi,J.) Digitally signed by :- SANJAY PURI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad