- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52618 WP No. 13760 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 13760 OF 2022 (GM-WAKF) BETWEEN: 1. MOHAMMED WAZIR BAIG, S/O ANWAR BAIG, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/O NO.80/1, 6TH CROSS, HANIFA MASJID, KHUSHAL NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560045. SENIOR CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED. 2. SYED MERAJ AHMED, S/O SYED SIRAJUDDIN, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O NO.40/1, GOVIND CHETTY COLONY, TASKER TOWN, BANGALORE - 560051. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI HARISH KUMAR M S.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF MINORITIES WELFARE STATE OF KARNATAKA, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR BR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560001. Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52618 WP No. 13760 of 2022 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KARNATAKA STATE BOARD OF AUQUAF, DAR UL AUQAF, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU - 560052. 4. SRI MOULANA N K MOHAMMED SHAFI SADI, CHAIRMAN KARNATAKA STATE BOARD OF WAKF DAR-UL-AUQAF, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU - 560052. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R1 AND R2, SRI M H HANEEF, ADVOCATE FOR R3, SRI AZAR J DUNDGE, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE APPOINTMENT OF THE R4 AS THE NOMINATED MEMBER OF KARNATAKA STATE BOARD OF AUQAF VIDE NOTIFICATION DTD 02.01.2020 VIDE ORDER NO.MWD 137 WES 2019 VIDE ANNEXURE-B AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER 1. Heard Sri. Harish Kumar M.S., learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri. Mahantesh Shettar, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Sri. M.H. Haneef, learned counsel for respondent No.3 and Sri. Azar J Dundge, learned counsel for respondent No.4. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52618 WP No. 13760 of 2022 2. In this writ petition, the petitioners are assailing the appointment of respondent No.4 as a Nominated Member of the Karnataka State Board of Wakf, as per notification of Government of Karnataka dated 02.01.2020 (Annexure-B). 3. Having taken note of the submissions made by the learned counsels for the respondents, the petition has become infructuous. No further orders are required to be made. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE NM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29