Supreme Court of India

A.p.state Wakf Board Tr. Chairperson v. Janaki Busappa.

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Bench M. M. Sundresh and Augustine George Masih JJ.
Decided 24 April 2026

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the suit schedule property is “service inam” land attached to a religious institution and partakes the character of Wakf property.

Judgment, page 23

In brief

The plaintiffs claimed absolute ownership of Ac. 3.00 in Sy. No. 914/B, Kallur Village, Kurnool, purchased under registered sale deeds of 1985 and 1996, tracing title to a registered partition deed dated 01.06.1945 which they described as covering 'personal inam' granted by the erstwhile Nawab of Kurnool. When the A.P. State Wakf Board, by proceedings dated 21.08.1999, allotted the land to Jamat Ahle Hadees for construction of an Edgah, they sued before the Wakf Tribunal for declaration that the allotment was void and for permanent injunction.…

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