Supreme Court of India

Karnataka Board of Wakf v. Government of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 255

Bench Rajendra Babu and G.P. Mathur JJ.

Decided 16 April 2004

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Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904: Wakf Act, 1954-Sections 4, 26 and 56 : c Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964-Sectbn 67: Acquisition of suit property by Government of India as ancient protected monument-Acquisition proved by documentary and ocular evidence-Inquiry .under Revenue Act and declaration of the property as Wakf property by Notification-Suit by Government to declare the Notification as invalid and declaring Government as the owner by adverse possession-Suit decreed High Court affirmed the finding of trial Court holding that Government is owner even by adverse possession-On

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1993 Parsinni (dead) by L.rs. and Ors. v. Sukhi and Ors. cited by 8

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