Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 345 · Decided 19 August 1999

Wakf Board Andhra Pradesh Represented BY Its Secretary v. Birada Voluramana Reddy

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
1999 INSC 345 · [1999] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 630
Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 3568/1989
Decided
19 August 1999
Bench
S.B. MAJMUDAR, U.C. BANERJEE (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Dismissed
Case type
Civil
Acts & sections cited
Limitation Act Section 96, 1348

Headnote

Muslim Law-Wakfs-Public Wakfs (Extension of Limitation) Act, 1959-Sections 2; 3-Provision for extension of period of limitation for C recovery of possession of immovable property-Applicability to-Held, the extended period of limitation is available where suit property belongs to a public service Imam land granted to the Paish Imam for performing services as Paish Imam at the Mosque could not be treated to be a public Waif-Extension of time D of limitation, held, not available to the appel/ant-Wakf Act, 1954-Section 3 (I). Limitation: limitation Act, 1963-Article 96-Limitation

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