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Wakf (Amendment) Act, 1984

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MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF WAKFSversusSHAIKH YUSUF BHAI CHAWLA & ORS.

2022 INSC 1127Case 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 …

DHARAMPAL (DEAD) THR. LRS.versusPUNJAB WAKF BOARD & ORS.

2017 INSC 899Dismissed

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 …

T. KALIAMURTHI & ANR.versusFIVE GORI THAIKAL WAKF & ORS.

2008 INSC 896Case 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 …

PUNJAB WAKF BOARDversusGRAM PANCHAYAT @ GRAM SABHA

1999 INSC 540Dismissed

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 …