Supreme Court of India

Syed Zainul Abedeen v. The Rajasthan Board of Muslim Wakf

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Reported as [2019] 11 S.C.R. 1006
Bench N. V. Ramana and Ajay Rastogi JJ.
Decided 30 August 2019

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Waqf Act, 1954: ss.4, 5(2) and 6 proviso - Suit u/s. 6 seeking declaration that the subject property was not Waqf-Al-Allah, but Waq f-Alal-Aulad - Suit was filed beyond statutory period of one year - Courts below held that suit was barred by limitation and hence not maintai nable - Appeal to Supreme Court - Held: Suit was undisputedly preferr ed beyond statutory period of limitation - Once the pr operty is registered as Waqf-Al-Allah the dispute regarding natur e of Waqf is open to be examined only within the four corners of s.6 and hence the limitation period as provided in proviso to s.6

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