Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 805 · Decided 23 November 2010
Board of Wakf, West Bengal v. Anis Fatma Begum and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 805 · [2010] 13 S.C.R. 1063
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5297/2004
- Decided
- 23 November 2010
- Bench
- MARKANDEY KATJU, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 1, 2, 2A; Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Wakf Act, 1995: ss.83, 84- Jurisdiction of Wakf Tribunal to entertain dispute relating to wakf or wakf property - Held: A B Wakf Tribunal has been constituted for deciding any dispute, C question or other matters relating to wakf or wakf property - All matters pertaining to wakf should be filed before the Wakf Tribunal and should not be entertained by the civil court or by High Court straightaway ul Article 226 of the Constitution - Wakf Tribunal has all the D powers of civil court under Code of Civil Procedure - The party can approach the Wakf Tribunal even if no order has been
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