Supreme Court of India · 2003-04-30
Karnataka Wakf Board vs State Of Karnataka & Anr. Etc
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2003 SUPREME COURT 2467
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Karnataka Wakf Board
- Respondent
- State Of Karnataka & Anr. Etc
- Author
- K.G. Balakrishnan
- Bench
- S. Rajendra Babu, K.G. Balakrishnan, G.P. Mathur
Judgment text excerpt
The court examined the legal implications of properties being included in the official gazette as Wakf properties following a survey conducted under Section 4 of the Wakf Act, 1954. The primary issue concerns the validity of the notification published under Section 5 of the Act and the subsequent status of specific properties in Bijapur city. The ruling addresses the intersection of administrative survey procedures and the legal determination of Wakf status.