2026:JHHC:11078 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.2587 of 2026 Shek Mohammad Hakim, aged about 46 years, S/o Sekh Mohammad Baber, R/o At-Lake Road, near chota nagpur Adarsh Bakery main road, Ranchi, PO & PS -Daily market, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand. ..... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand, 2. The Secretary, Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Cast, Minority and Backward Class Welfare Department of State of Jharkhand, having its office at 1 floor, Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O., P.S. Dhurwa & District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. Jharkhand State Sunni Waqf Board, Ranchi through its Chairman, having office At-State Sunni Waqf Board Andre House, Ranchi, PO&PS- Gonda, District-Ranchi 4. The Chief Executive Officer, Jharkhand State Sunni Waqf Board, Ranchi, having office At-State Sunni Waqf Board Andre House, Ranchi, PO&PS-Gonda, District-Ranchi, 5. The Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi, having office at DC Office Ranchi, PO & PS- Lalpur, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand, 6. The District Welfare Officer, Ranchi, Collectorate Building, Kutchery Chowk, Ranchi, PO & PS- Lalpur, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand 7. The Circle Officer, Town Ranchi, having Kush Marg, Dpeuty Para, Ahirtoli, PO & PS- Lalpur, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand, 8. Mokhtar Ahmad, S/o Late Md. Wahid, R/o At-Main Road front of Urdu Library, PO & PS- Daily Market, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand, 9. Md. Tofik Ahmad, S/o Late Abdul Wahid, R/o At-Main Road front of Urdu Library, PO & PS- Daily Market, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand, … Respondent(s) CORAM: SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sheo Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Abhijeet Anand, AC to Sr.SC-I For the R.3 & 4 : Mr. Afaque Ahmad, Advocate ------ 2/17.04.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the Respondents. 2. The only grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that the application of the petitioner, which is pending before the respondent No.4, Chief Executive Officer, Jharkhand State Sunni Waqf Board, Ranchi has not yet been disposed of. He submits that a direction be given to the respondent No.4 to dispose of the application of the petitioner. 2026:JHHC:11078 2 3. After hearing the parties, I find that the petitioner has made prayer for direction upon the Respondent authorities to direct the respondent specially respondent no. 4 to take decision within time frame on the applications dated 18.05.2016 and 21.04.2017 of the father namely Shek Md. Babar of the petitioner for eviction/free from illegal possession in Waqf state (property) bearing Waqf no. 2287 from private respondents, wherein the property (building) has been registered as waqf property by letter no.2021 dated 08.10.1997 bearing waqf no. 2287/1997 situated at main road, Ranchi in Khata no.1927, 1928, plot no.567 and 568, Area 03 (three) kadi and 16 (sixteen) kadi total area 19(nineteen) kadi and appointed Shek Md. Babar as MUTAWALLI by State Sunni Waqf Board, Patna, Bihar according to section 36 and 37 of Waqf Act. The petitioner further prays for directing the respondent No.4 that after taking decision within time frame, evict the private respondents from the illegal possession of the part of the property of waqf no.2287/1997. 4. Since petitioner is only praying for direction upon respondent No.4 to dispose of the application of the petitioner, I am directing respondent No.4 Chief Executive Officer, Jharkhand State Sunni Waqf Board, Ranchi to dispose of the application following due procedure of law and the principal of natural justice as early as possible without any delay. 5. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 17.04.2026 R.Kumar Uploaded on 22.04.2026