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The Karnataka State Board Of Wakfs vs The State Of Karnataka on 20 April, 2009

Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka State Board Of Wakfs vs The State Of Karnataka on 20 April, 2009
Author: L.Narayana Swamy
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HEARING 1je::s §A_§'..VT'HE1;_C<)£J§'\':TV§a*!AD'E THE FOLLOWING:

92rv;a::t;«;ne:. Akéfgaaaégaé the order dated 25.6.2001

§as;se<3A  r-%eAs';s'o7r:<§ éntv £\Ea.2 ~ fiaputy Commissioner én

% VA  A53¢.was{1'}:::'a;2so§:9?»9s.
'  :'2.,_:V'R4éV::2§:;§g":cients 3 and 4 wem the appticarzts before

 :§s§§'e:2;é2;ef£"s:é..V_$0.2 - Beptfiy Commissinner fer grant of

 eccapéfity sights. Censidering the ciaém maria by the

A  a:pE:p{§ca§}ts, fine Deputy Cemmissioner granted occupancy

fights in their favsurs against which 'éhe peiifloner has flied

fire pmsent Writ Petition. '\

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3. Laamed Counseé for the gzaefitioner submit:-"ed that

the iand in questien is a Wakf prepertyw5?E§t£.:"j$}'nce

respondents 3 and 4 are mutuwafies they are-fiat,  

grant of accuparacy rights in res;:é’ct:–.ef §5r=e’.§eE’£y.

Learr:ed_C-curiae! for the petiticrfia-.r p¥é ct§’éi’~’re!ia;?1:i:9:. c§nV

the fazdgment reported in »¥Vl>.R “‘1._j999A.’i(q’-:_a;r.’ .33″‘..f9″:~{Karfia£aké”

Board of Wain’ vs. Land Ir§»’.§:£i_néI’~-._a;nd éifznersj, wherein
this com has heid zhér%f.-ve;:;s;$:;i%;niggsgession cf a land as

Mutuwaif oanr;:o7’fV._be jcbhsfhixfififas fenarit as he is sniy a

caretaker, of?”.;.}ré;é§v.r{}s.._a,daf: ih¢réf§re, nan’ entitfed for %

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grar:f_.mE.9&¢§}pE%1:f:;cy “:’n….£e:»;pecr of wakf properties.
He 5:59seziéa’j¢.A%§’%a4%g{2c§::f:%er giscsgment reported in (199a)2
soc €42%%;sgma%g:;fjm others vs. A.P,i4/akf Board,

i;*,z.§§’¢2ura~£2avd 73:;-$1 Vvgffiars), whereén the Horfbée Supreme

.’ ;€;.§g:ft. :%éas,:§1<a§d that ''Once a wakf azways .2 wakf, Mere

~§}:a:?z""&§'_;;~.at%§'En favour cf individszais wauid not affect' the

a:;f§iné§A.c?;§racter 9!' {he wakf pmper{y",, and submitted that

' 'Atim; pfégerty since a wax? pmperty, the same cannet be

"'~ c §'a¥é9rsed by respendents 3 arzd 4 who are only the

' '" careta§<ers as mutuwaiées. '1

4. Learned counsei for the tespondents submitted
that the preperty is the mam iand naming un’7

prcsvisionst Hence, he prayed tc;t”dV§§miééva’i”ot~.

Petiticn.

5. Heard the argjtjtftfgtetttsz counsei for both

the patties.

= 1’i:é’:é*é$t§br:’éte.t§t”– $36.2-Qeputy Commissioner has
cot:s£de§”e.§” tvhé’ bath the garfies and granted

ac§§t;’§;>a~ncy t§f’fg”i~–.téVV__§tf:_Afavaur tenar:t$ amder Section 6A of the

.’1’§€g{§:§’ta§;a’VA: {~Persostat and Misceiianeous) Inams Aboiitéon

fleputy Cemmisséener tejecteé the ciaim

fite petitioner on the ground that there is faiiure on

V’ ‘A %:s4pavt°1t5 £3 moving the ianci as a wait? property, 5:0 revenue

“‘v.Vé5ie’ci’é:’c}$ have been proéuced te ctaim that the presperty is 3

‘fivatzf wcpeity, Even befote this Court the petitioner has not

firadzzcecfi any éecument tee shsw that the property ta 3 wakf

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preperty, in theae circumstances, E find no infirméty mthe

order passed by the Deputy Commissionerw§}{‘a:’${‘i*z§§».

occupancy rights in favour of respcmdents 3

“.7, Hence, 2 pass the fo!iov~1in§.ori%§§§f’;’T

W24! Petifion is rajmted

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