- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11337 WP No. 431 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 431 OF 2025 (GM-WAKF) BETWEEN: SYED KHUSRO WALIULLAH HUSSAINI S/O SYED AHMED HUSSAINI AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O NO.03/83, NEAR DARGA, GULSARAM POST WADGERA TALUK, YADGIR-DISTRICT -585202. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SARAVANA S.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHAN SOUDHA, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MINORITY WELFARE AND WAKF, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560001 3. KARNATAKA STATE BOARD OF WAKFS, BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NO. 06, DARUL-AWKAF, Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11337 WP No. 431 of 2025 CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU - 560052. 4. REGIONAL COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU DIVISION, AND RETURNING OFFICER, ELECTION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE KARNATAKA STATE BOARD OF AUQAF, BENGALURU, 2ND FLOOR, BMTC BUILDING, SHANTHI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560027 5. SRI R ABDUL REYAZ KHAN, ELECTED MEMBER, KARNATAKA STATE BOARD OF WAKFS, NO.06, DARUL-AWKAF, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU - 560052. 6. SRI ASIF ALI SHAIK HUSSAIN, ELECTED MEMBER, KARNATAKA STATE BOARD OF WAKFS, NO. 06, DARUL-AWKAF, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU - 560052. 7. DR. SYED NASEER HUSSAIN, ELECTED MEMBER, KARNATAKA STATE BOARD OF WAKFS, NO. 06, DARUL-AWKAF, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU - 560052. 8. SMT. KANEEZ FATIMA, ELECTED MEMBER, KARNATAKA STATE BOARD OF WAKFS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11337 WP No. 431 of 2025 NO. 06, DARUL-AWKAF, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU - 560052. 9. SRI K ANWAR BASHA, ELECTED MEMBER, KARNATAKA STATE BOARD OF WAKFS, NO. 06, DARUL-AWKAF, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU - 560052. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA FOR R1, R2 & R4; SRI. USMAN P, ADVOCATE FOR R3 & R5; SRI. CHANDPASHA, ADVOCATE FOR R9; R6, R7 & R8 ARE SERVED) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOMINATION OF RESPONDENTS NOS.5 TO 9 TO THE ELECTIONS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF 3RD RESPONDENT, DATED.31.10.2024 IN FORM-29 OF KARNATAKA WAKF RULES 2017, AND SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS AS PER ANNEXURE-G AS ILLEGAL; DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS NOS. 02 AND 04 TO NOTIFYING THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO 3RD RESPONDENT AFRESH AND TO CONSTITUTE THE BOARD OF 3RD RESPONDENT STRICTLY IN COMPLIANCE OF PROVISION OF (WAKF ACT 1995 AND KARNATAKA WAKF RULES 2017); DIRECT THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO ENQUIRE IN TO THE PETITION DATED.08.11.2024, FILED BY THE PETITIONER U/S 16 OF THE WAKF ACT 1995 AS PER ANNEXURE-H, BEFORE ISSUING NOTIFICATION NOTIFYING THE RESPONDENT NOS.5 TO 9 AS THE MEMBERS OF NEW BOARD TO BE CONSTITUTED TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11337 WP No. 431 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo which reads as under. "Petitioner humbly submits that, the Respondent No.02 had already constituted the Board, and on 17.03.2025 the Respondent No.02 had already notified the Chairman to the Board U/S 14 of Wakf Act 1995. Accordingly, the petitioner at this juncture doesn't want to press this petition, and further would be filing separate writ petition against the constitution of Board by the Respondents by violating the mandate of law. Accordingly, the present writ petition is not pressed. Hence this Memo." The memo is accepted and the petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE RB