Supreme Court of India

Syed Saulet Hussain v. Syed Ilmuddin & Ors.

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Reported as [1988] 1 S.C.R. 52
Bench O. Chinnappa Reddy J.
Decided 8 September 1987

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In the result, the appeal and Special Leave Petitions fail and are dismissed with costs.

Judgment, page 13

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Durgah Khwaja Saheb Act, 1955: Sections 13 and 21- Succession to office of Sajadanashin-Power of Durgah Committee­ What is. In the Durgah Khawaja Saheb, Ajmer, there were two impor· tant oftices-Sajadanashin and Mutwalli. Consequent upon the migration of the last ol!ice bolder of the office of Sajadanashin to Pakistan in 1947, the Chief Commissioner of Ajmer appointed the appellant's father as Sajadanashin in April, 1948. This was challenged by the respondent­ plaintiff, in a suit, claiming that succession to the office was governed by the rule of primogeniture, that he was the rightful

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