Allahabad High Court
WRIC/35446/2026 of MADINA MASJID AND ANOTHER Vs STATE OF U.P. AND 6 OTHERS on 27 September 2026
JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 35446 of 2026 Court No. - 29 HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J. HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. This writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs: " a . A writ
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 35446 of 2026
Court No. - 29
HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J.
HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.
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1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State.
2. This writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs: "a. A writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari calling for the official records and to quashed the Notice bearing no. 1115/UPSIDA/DGM/CD-1/GZB dated 20/07/2026 issued by respondent no. 5 (Annexure no. 1 of the writ petition).
b. A writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and direct/restraining the respondent no. 5, not to interfere in peaceful physical possession and enjoyment of the petitioners, from carrying out any demolition activity over the said private and unacquired land in any manner over the Masjid situated small piece of land out of area 0.1940 Hectare, bearing Khasra/Gata no. 523M, Village Maharajpur, Tehsil & District Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
c. A writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and direct/restraining the respondent no. 5, not to initiate any coercive action against the petitioner no. 1 relating to "Masjid" situated small piece of land of the Khata no. 227 bearing Khasra/Gatta no. 523M area of 0.1940 Hectare, Village Maharajpur, Tehsil & District Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh till the disposal of the Objection/reply dated 04/08/2026 filed by the petitioners before the respondent no. 5.
d. Issue a writ, order, or direction directing the initiation of appropriate proceedings or the imposition of exemplary costs against the erring officials of respondent no. 5 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Nidhi Kaushik, Vijay Kumar Sharma Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anuj Pratap Singh, C.S.C. Madina Masjid And Another .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s)
for flagrantly violating the mandatory directives of the Hon'ble Supreme Court laid down in (2025) 5 SCC 1 and for acting in a colourable exercise of power."
3. The petitioners were served with the notice dated 20.07.2026 with regard to the removal of some constructions over the plot no. 522. With regard to the notice which was issued, a reply has also been submitted on 04.08.2026 which is at page no 79 of the writ petition.
4. Sri Ambrish Shukla, learned counsel appearing for the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authroity (hereinafter referred to as "UPSIDA"), states that the UPSIDA would be deciding the entire matter within a period of three weeks.
5. Without going into the further details of the case, we direct that the entire matter be decided within a period of three weeks from today.
6. It is made clear that no demolition to take place till the final decision of the objection.
7. With these observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. September 28, 2026 M.S. Ansari WRIC No. 35446 of 2026 2 (Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHD SAQIB ANSARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad