Supreme Court of India

Tamil Nadu Wakf Board v. Hathija Ammal (dead) by Lrs. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 428
Bench S. Rajendra Babu and S.N. Varia Va JJ.
Decided 31 August 2001

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Wakf Act, 1954 : S. 5(2) and 27-Pub/ic Wakf-Property not included in Notification published under s.5(2)-Nor Wakf Board followed procedure laid down in s.27-Wakf Board filing suit for recovery of possession-Held, Wakf Board had no right to file such a suit-If Wakf Board has reason to believe that a particular property is a Wakf property, it can itself collect information and decide whether the property is a Wakf property or not and such decision of Wakf Board shall be final unless reviewed or modified by civil court-It is only thereafter that suit for possession could have been filed by Wakf

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