Supreme Court of India · 2006-10-31
M.P. Wakf Board vs Subhan Shah (D) By Lrs. & Ors
- Citation / case number
- 2006 AIR SCW 5540
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- M.P. Wakf Board
- Respondent
- Subhan Shah (D) By Lrs. & Ors
- Author
- S.B. Sinha
- Bench
- S.B. Sinha, Dalveer Bhandari
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the jurisdictional conflict between the Madhya Pradesh Wakf Board and the M.P. Wakf Tribunal regarding the management of a Dargah established in memory of Hazrat Sha Walli. The Court held that under the Wakf Act, 1995, the Tribunal has the authority to frame a management scheme for the Dargah, thereby affirming the High Court's ruling that the Tribunal's actions were valid. The Court emphasized that the Board's claim of exclusive power to manage the Wakf was unfounded, as the Tribunal's jurisdiction was established under the amended provisions of the Wakf Act.