Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 276 · Decided 16 April 2004
Karnataka Board of Wakf v. Government of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 276 · [2004] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 255
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 16899/1996
- Decided
- 16 April 2004
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, G.P. MATHUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC
Headnote
B Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904: Wakf Act, 1954-Sections 4, 26 and 56 : c Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964-Sectbn 67: Acquisition of suit property by Government of India as ancient protected monument-Acquisition proved by documentary and ocular evidence-Inquiry .under Revenue Act and the Notification as invalid and D declaring Government as the owner by adverse possession-Suit decreed­ High Court affirmed the finding of trial Court holding that Government is owner even by adverse possession-On appeal, held: Suit property is Government property and not Wakf
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