Supreme Court Upholds Land Rights of Settlers Over Wakf Claims in Salem Burial Ground Case Date of the Judgment: 18 May 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 488 Judges: V. Ramasubramanian, J. and Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a property be declared as Wakf based on historical use alone, even if there’s no formal dedication or recent use? […]
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 Res Judicata in Property Dispute: Jamia Masjid vs. K V Rudrappa (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of Res Judicata in property disputes, particularly concerning representative suits and compromise decrees. CASE TYPE: Civil. Case Name: The Jamia Masjid vs. Sri K V Rudrappa (Since Dead) By Lrs. & Ors. Judgment Date: 23 September 2021
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claim of adverse possession can be used to claim ownership of Wakf property and whether a civil suit is barred by Order 9 Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 if a previous suit on the same matter was dismissed for default. CASE TYPE: Property Law, Wakf Law Case
