Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 540 · Decided 1 December 1999
Punjab Wakf Board v. Gram Panchayat @ Gram Sabha
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 540 · [1999] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 127
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1938/1997
- Decided
- 1 December 1999
- Bench
- M. JAGANNADHA RAO, AJAY PRAKASH MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Punjab Village Common Land (Regulations) Act, 1961-Section 2(g) & Section 13 'shamilat deh '-Village property used for community purposes­ Revenue records show Gram Panchayat as owner-Whether land in question C is 'Shami/at deh '-Held, yes-Further Held, a suit for declaration in respect suit property to the Waif Property-Respondent claiming the land as shami/at deh and used by community-Assistant Collector and Collector rejecting D mutation in favour of WakfBoard-Whether the decision by Assistant Collector is barred under the Act-Held, no. Wakf Act 1954-Section 6
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