KARNATAKA BOARD OF WAKF vs GOVT. OF INDIA

The Supreme Court addressed the ownership dispute over properties claimed as Wakf under Section 26 of the Wakf Act, 1954, and the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. The Court held that the first respondent had established ownership through adverse possession and that the notifications declaring the properties as Wakf were invalid. Consequently, the Court ruled in favor of the first respondent, affirming their title to the properties and granting permanent injunction against the defendants.