PUNJAB WAKF BOARD vs SHAM SINGH HARIKE

The Supreme Court held that the jurisdiction of the Wakf Tribunal is limited to disputes involving Muslim parties, as established in Ramesh Gobindram vs. Sugra Humayun Mirza Wakf (2010) 8 SCC 726. The Court ruled that since the Punjab Wakf Board is a non-Muslim entity, the Civil Court has jurisdiction over the disputes regarding the properties in question. Consequently, the appeals were allowed, overturning the High Court's decisions that favored the respondents.