Supreme Court of India · 2017-09-13
DHARAMPAL(DEAD) THROUGH LRS. vs PUNJAB WAKF BOARD
- Citation / case number
- SC 2002/23208
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- DHARAMPAL(DEAD) THROUGH LRS.
- Respondent
- PUNJAB WAKF BOARD
- Author
- Abhay Manohar Sapre
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN SINHA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the appeal by defendant No.1, affirming the Additional District Judge's ruling that granted possession of the suit land to the Wakf Board under the Wakf Act, 1954. The Court found that the original lease had expired and the defendants had no legal right to occupy the land, which had been encroached upon since 1953. The judgment clarified the legal standing of the Wakf Board as the rightful owner and the necessity of restoring possession of the land to them.