MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF WAKFSversusSHAIKH YUSUF BHAI CHAWLA & ORS.
2022 INSC 112720 October 2022Case Partly allowed
The Maharashtra State Board of Wakfs was incorporated on 4 January 2002 and subsequently published lists of wakf properties on 13 November 2003 and 30 December 2004. Several Muslim public trusts challenged the Board’s constitution, the validity of the lists, and the applicability of Section 13(2) of the Wakf Act, 1995,…
DHARAMPAL (DEAD) THR. LRS.versusPUNJAB WAKF BOARD & ORS.
2017 INSC 89913 September 2017Dismissed
The Punjab Wakf Board sued Dharampal (deceased) and others for possession of land it owned. Dharampal's heirs claimed title by adverse possession, asserting continuous possession since 1953 through his father. The lower courts initially upheld the board's claim, rejecting the adverse possession plea. On appeal, the Sup…
PUNJAB WAKF BOARDversusGRAM PANCHAYAT @ GRAM SABHA
1999 INSC 5401 December 1999Dismissed
The Punjab Wakf Board claimed ownership of a parcel of land that it had declared a Muslim graveyard by a 1970 notification under the Wakf Act, 1954, and sought a declaration of title. The Gram Panchayat contested the claim, asserting that the land was recorded as community property and used for common purposes, making …
T. KALIAMURTHI & ANR.versusFIVE GORI THAIKAL WAKF & ORS.
2008 INSC 8961 August 2008Case Allowed
The Wakf instituted suits for recovery of possession of certain properties, which the appellants claimed were private and barred by limitation under Article 134‑B of the Limitation Act, 1908, also pleading adverse possession. The trial court held the properties were Wakf property and barred by limitation; the first app…