The U.P. Sunni Central Board Of Wakfs vs Mazhar Hasan & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of the registration of a property as wakf under the Uttar Pradesh Muslim Wakfs Act, 1960, specifically Sections 29(8) and 33. The Court held that for a property to be recognized as wakf, there must be proof of permanent dedication by a person professing the Muslim faith, along with the purpose being religious, pious, and charitable. The Court affirmed the lower courts' decisions that the lack of evidence for such dedication rendered the registration of the property as wakf illegal, thus upholding the cancellation of the registration.