Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 803 · Decided 24 July 2019
Peer Gulam Jilani v. Peer Gulam Naseer and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 803 · [2019] 9 S.C.R. 1122
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 10772/2013
- Decided
- 24 July 2019
- Bench
- ASHOK BHUSHAN, NAVIN SINHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Muslim Law: Rules of Zabta (Constitution) - Interpretation of - Nomination of Sajjadah Nashin and Mutawalli - Fourth Sajjadah Nashin and Mutawalli nominated his grandson (daughter's son)-respondent no. 1 as Sajjadah Nashin and Mutawalli - Challenge to - Held: cannot be read as laying down any hereditary succession to the office of Sajjadah Nashin and Mutawalli nor can be read to lay down succession to lineal descendants - Succession to the Sajjadah Nashin and Mutawalli is selection by Sajjadah Nashin and Mutawalli - Zabta of Dargah
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