Tomb Of Shah Jahan's Daughter-In-Law Declared As 'Protected Monument', Waqf Board Can't Claim Ownership By Notification: MP High Court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tomb Of Shah Jahan's Daughter-In-Law Declared As 'Protected Monument', Waqf Board Can't Claim Ownership By Notification: MP High Court

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently held that the Waqf Board cannot claim ownership of monuments in the Fort of Burhanpur, already declared as 'ancient and protected' by the Central Government. The single bench added that the Board's notification wouldn't negate the notifications under the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act until the Chief Commissioner relinquished his guardianship over the property under Section 14 of the 1904 Act. “…An erroneous notification issued in respect of property which is not an existing waqf property on the date of commencement of Waqf Act, would not make it a waqf property…”, the court further noted that such a notification wouldn't automatically nullify the notifications under the 1904 Act. The CEO of the MP Waqf Board issued an order in 2013 declaring these monuments as waqf property by relying on the 1995 Act.

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Any Land Declared As Masjid, Graveyard In Revenue Records Must Be Protected As Waqf Even If Unused By Muslims For Long : Punjab & Haryana High Court
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Any Land Declared As Masjid, Graveyard In Revenue Records Must Be Protected As Waqf Even If Unused By Muslims For Long : Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that any entry in the revenue records declaring the land as "Takia, graveyard and Maszid" is required to be protected even if the same is not used by Muslim community from a long time.The Court rejected the plea filed by a Gram Panchayat challenging the decision of a Waqf Tribunal whereby the …

Karnataka: Jabir Ali's personal property claimed by Waqf Board
4 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka: Jabir Ali's personal property claimed by Waqf Board

Op India  

The Karnataka High Court has stopped an attempt to grab yet another property by the state’s Waqf Board. The Karnataka High Court has ordered the Waqf Board to take the subject matter to the Waqf Tribunal. The High Court has said that the Waqf Board cannot change the decision given by the previous administrator by just forming a committee, and …

‘Next, you’ll claim Taj Mahal as Waqf property’: MP High Court slams Waqf Board, dismisses their claims over historic Burhanpur Fort
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Next, you’ll claim Taj Mahal as Waqf property’: MP High Court slams Waqf Board, dismisses their claims over historic Burhanpur Fort

Op India  

On Tuesday, 6th August, the Madhya Pradesh High Court overturned a decision by the MP Waqf Board that claimed the Burhanpur Fort as Waqf ownership. The Waqf Board claimed that the Tomb of Shah Shuja, the Tomb of Nadir Shah, Bibi Sahib’s Masjid, and the palace located in the Fort of Burhanpur were Waqf property. Significant Courtroom Decision: The Madhya …

Gyanvapi mosque near Kashi Vishwanath temple not a Waqf property: Counsel for temple
2 years, 10 months ago

Gyanvapi mosque near Kashi Vishwanath temple not a Waqf property: Counsel for temple

The Hindu  

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday resumed the hearing on Varanasi’s Kashi-Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute with the counsel for the temple asserting that the disputed mosque is not a waqf property. Appearing for the Kashi Vishwanath temple before the bench of Justice Prakash Padia, senior counsel Vijay Shankar Rastogi also asserted that the provisions of the Waqf Act are not …

Won't stake claim to Taj Mahal: Sunni Wakf Board to SC
6 years, 11 months ago

Won't stake claim to Taj Mahal: Sunni Wakf Board to SC

The Quint  

New Delhi, April 17 The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Wakf Board on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it won't stake claim to the ownership of the Taj Mahal. In its hearing on April 11, the apex court asked the Wakf Board to produce an original title document bearing the signatures of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan to prove its claim. Telling …

'Taj Mahal belongs to India, not religious boards', Mughal descendant debunks Sunni Waqf's claim
6 years, 11 months ago

'Taj Mahal belongs to India, not religious boards', Mughal descendant debunks Sunni Waqf's claim

India TV News  

YH Tucy, who claims to be the great grandson of last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, has said the Sunni Waqf Board has no claim over the Taj Mahal and Ayodhya's Babri Masjid land. The Taj Mahal, is the nation's property and no one can claim any right over it, Tucy told IANS, in an interview. "Remember Emperor Shah Jahan …

Sunni Waqf board claims ownership of Taj Mahal, SC demands proof with Shah Jahan's signature
6 years, 11 months ago

Sunni Waqf board claims ownership of Taj Mahal, SC demands proof with Shah Jahan's signature

India TV News  

Sunni Waqf board claims ownership of Taj Mahal, SC demands proof with Shah Jahan's signature When the waqf board counsel told the court that Shah Jahan had himself declared it a Waqf property, the bench asked the board to show it the original deed executed by the Mughal emperor. The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board has been asked by the …

Wakf board claims Shah Jahan gave it ownership of Taj Mahal; Supreme Court demands to see documents
6 years, 11 months ago

Wakf board claims Shah Jahan gave it ownership of Taj Mahal; Supreme Court demands to see documents

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, directed the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Wakf Board to produce documents bearing the signature of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to prove its claim of ownership over the Taj Mahal. The Archaeological Survey of India had petitioned the court in 2010 against the Wakf board’s July 2005 decision ordering that the Taj be registered as the latter’s …

Sunni Waqf Board claims Shah Jahan gave them Taj Mahal, SC demands transfer deed with his signature
6 years, 11 months ago

Sunni Waqf Board claims Shah Jahan gave them Taj Mahal, SC demands transfer deed with his signature

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Sunni Waqf Board to submit papers signed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in which they were given the rights to the Taj Mahal. The SC has given a week’s time to the Sunni Waqf Board to submit the papers signed by the Emperor. These kinds of issues should not waste the time of …

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