Supreme Court of India
Salem Muslim Burial Ground Protection Committee v. State of Tamil Nadu and Ors
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In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, we do not find any substance in either of the two points canvassed on behalf of the appellant.
Judgment, page 15
From the headnote
Wakf – Suit land was declared as wakf property by S ingle Judge – Order set aside by Division Bench – Held: U nder the Muslim law, a wakf can be created in several ways b ut primarily by permanent dedication of any movable and immovabl e property by a person professing Islam for any purpose recogn ized by Muslim law as pious, religious or charitable purpos e and in the absence of such dedication, it can be presumed to h ave come into existence by long use – In the present case, o n the admitted facts, the wakf by dedication of the suit land is r uled out – Further, there is even no concrete
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