ANJUMAN ISLAMIA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS writ petition filed by some of the members of the Anjuman Islamia having its registered office at Anjuman Plaza, challenges the constitution of a Management Committee for Anjuman Islamia by the Bihar State Sunny Waqf Board. The order is dated 19.12.2003 and by that order, taking note of the fact that the tenure of the last elected Managing Committee of the Anjuman Islamia had expired on 25.9.1999 and. that no new Managing Committee has been elected, the Bihar State Sunny Waqf Board constituted a Committee of 11 members for better management of the Institution and specifying that the life of the Committee would be one year from the date of the notification.

(2.) WHAT is seen is that the Anjuman Islamia is being managed by a Managing Committee elected by its members. The term of the last elected Managing Committee expired on 25.9.1999. But due to one reason or another, no new election has been held and no new Management Committee to be incharge of the affairs of Anjuman Islamia could be brought into existence in terms of the Rules of the Institution. In a sense a void is created. It is in that situation, that the Bihar State Sunny Waqf Board stepped in and appointed a Committee by the notification dated 19.12.2003 called the Nigran Managing Committee to be the incharge of the affairs of the Anjuman Islamia for a period of one year from the date of the notification. Obviously, the main responsibility of that Committee is to regularize the affairs of the Anjuman Islamia and to hold an election of the Managing Committee as prescribed by the bye -laws of Anjuman Islamia. We think that it is absolutely necessary to expedite the process of election and to have a duly elected Managing Committee for Anjuman Islamia.