Supreme Court of India · 2010-09-01
Ramesh Gobindram (Dead) Through Lrs vs Sugra Humayun Mirza Wakf
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2010 SUPREME COURT 2897
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Ramesh Gobindram (Dead) Through Lrs
- Respondent
- Sugra Humayun Mirza Wakf
- Author
- T.S. Thakur
- Bench
- T.S. Thakur, Markandey Katju
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the Wakf Tribunal, constituted under Section 83 of the Wakf Act, 1995, is competent to adjudicate disputes regarding the eviction of tenants from Wakf properties. The Court clarified that the jurisdiction of the Tribunal is not limited and can encompass all disputes related to Wakf properties, thereby affirming the Tribunal's authority over such matters. The appeals against the High Court's dismissal of revision petitions were dismissed, upholding the Tribunal's orders of eviction.