Waqf Board Archives

Calcutta High Court sets aside nomination of Waqf Board member under Section 14(1)(d) of Waqf Act, 1995; calls for fresh appointment

Calcutta High Court allowed the writ petition, emphasising the importance of following legal provisions in appointments to public offices and maintaining the integrity of the Waqf Board.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Jurisdiction under Waqf Act, 1995: Civil Court versus Tribunal

“To say that the Tribunal will have jurisdiction only if the subject property is disputed to be a waqf property and not if it is admitted to be a waqf property, is indigestible in the teeth of Section 83(1) of the Waqf Act.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Law provides a remedy at two stages, one before authority concerned and later before appellate authority, both must be fair and in compliance with the norms of natural justice

Uttaranchal High Court: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., contemplated a petition presented before him by the petitioner who was a member of Waqf Board