Supreme Court of India

Maharashtra State Board of Wakfs v. Shaikh Yusuf Bhai Chawla & Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 5 S.C.R. 1014
Bench Altamas Kabir, J. Chelameswar and Ranjan Gogoi JJ.
Decided 11 May 2012

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WAKF ACT, 1995: s.112 - Writ petitions before High Court challenging formation of Maharashtra State Board of Wakfs and notification issued by Board publishing list of Wakfs in the State of Maharashtra - High Court allowed the writ petitions with direction that until a new Board is incorporated under the 1995 Act and the Board started functioning in accordance with the 1995 Act, the provisions of the Bombay Public Trusts Act would apply to such Muslim Public Trusts as are registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act and the Charity Commissioner would continue to administer the Muslim Wakf

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