Supreme Court Upholds Land Rights: Salem Muslim Burial Ground Case (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land recorded as a burial ground, but not used as such for a long time, can be considered Wakf property and if a High Court can direct the government to consider claims under Section 19A of the Tamil Nadu Estate (Abolition […]
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Supreme Court Clarifies Mutawalli Succession in Wakf Property Dispute: Syeda Nazira Khatoon vs. Syed Zahiruddin Ahmed Baghdadi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a mutawalli can transfer their office via a trust deed, and whether female descendants can inherit the mutawalliship of a Wakf. CASE TYPE: Wakf Law/Property Law Case Name: Syeda Nazira Khatoon (D) by LR.
Supreme Court Clarifies Mutawalli Succession in Waqf Properties: Md. Abrar vs. Meghalaya Board of Wakf (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the rightful succession of a mutawalli in a Waqf property, specifically concerning descendants through the female line. CASE TYPE: Waqf Law Case Name: Md. Abrar vs. Meghalaya Board of Wakf & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 26 September
Supreme Court Clarifies Chief Mutawalli Succession in Hamdard Laboratories Case Date of the Judgment: 3 April 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 276 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., Hemant Gupta, J. (authored the judgment) Who should manage a family-run charitable organization after the death of the previous head? The Supreme Court of India recently tackled this question
