{"id":38147,"date":"2008-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/chikkahanumaiah-vs-the-secretary-karnataka-wakf-on-1-december-2008"},"modified":"2016-01-24T07:32:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-24T02:02:44","slug":"chikkahanumaiah-vs-the-secretary-karnataka-wakf-on-1-december-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/chikkahanumaiah-vs-the-secretary-karnataka-wakf-on-1-december-2008","title":{"rendered":"Chikkahanumaiah vs The Secretary Karnataka Wakf … on 1 December, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Chikkahanumaiah vs The Secretary Karnataka Wakf … on 1 December, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy<\/div>\n
2\n\nR \/ O BELIGUMBA VILLAGE\nKASABA I-IOBLI\nRAMANAGARAM TALUK\nBANGALORE RURAL DIST\n\nABDUL JABBAR KHAN\nS \/O LATE USMAN KHAN\nMAJOR, D.NO.2156, III WARD\nNEAR JNATHA NURSING HOME\"\nDODDABALLAPUR TOWN \nBANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT '\n\n{By Sri : P' V PATIL, T VENUGOPAL; ) 2 '\n\nAND :\n\nTHE SECRETARY    1 T,\nKARNATAI<;A"wA'1<FBOART)  " \nCUNNIN_GHAM';_RQAvD_' _   \n\n .,:,: :;,. ,\n\nTHEBEPUVTY'GOMMIASSTONER\nBANGALORE RURAL' DISTRICT\nVISHWESHWARAIAH TOWERS\nVIDHAN VEEDHI, BANGALORE 1\n\nA  OE KARNATAKA\n* -BY I,TS.%S:EGRETARY FOR REVENUE\n\n  ,MULT1S'TOREyEB BUILDING\n- A "BANGALORE 1\n\nR4\n\n;f"I~IE"~-GECRRETARY\nANJUMAN HAMIYATI-IULLA ISLAM\n\n" r ARAMANAGARAM\ng _B'ANGALORE RURAL DIST\n\n MOHAMED IBRAHEM KHAN\n\nS\/ O LATE USMAN KHAN\n\nAGE ABOUT 70 YEARS\nPALANAJOGIHALLI, KASABA I-IOBLI\nDODDABALLAPUR TALUK\nBANGALORE RURAL DIST. J\n\n'\\\n\niJ\\\n\n. PET*I'T1jONER1S '\n\n\n\n6 ABDUL RAHIM KHAN\nS \/ O LATE USMAN KHAN\nREP.BY GPA HOLDER\nSRLFARUQUE KHAN\nMUTHURU III WARD, VI DIVISION\nDODDABALLAPUR TOWN\nBANGALORE RURAL DIST\n\n(By SMT: S R ANURADHA, ADV FORR1 E f) ., \n\n RESPo_1$IDEAiT'S  A'\n\n(BY SMT . SAROJINI K MUTHANNA, AGA FDR; R2.&[RS)'    7\n\n(BY SR1. A G SHIVANNA 85 M S ASWATHAREDDY,'  - . \u00ab.\nADV FOR R4)    '   \n(BY SR1. B RUDRAGOWDA, ADV 'FORR5 &*R6)--.._ \n\nTHIS WRIT PETITIONIS 1\u00ab"1LEDIU~NDER ARTICLES 226\nAND 227' OF THE CONSTITEJTI-'QN,Q}\u00ab"..,_I~ND1A PRAYING To\nQUASH VIDE ANNE DATED 6.'1o,2.'ooo PASSED BY R2 AND\nDIRECT R2 TO TAKE U_P__'*THE._E1LE~S -"CASE AND\nENTERTAIN THE; 'RENDING*~APRLTQATIDNS OF THE\nPETITIONERS U:'\\rDER'TH:E INAMS" .ABCaLITiON LAWS AND\n\nPASS AP1\u00a7RoPRI'ATE_a(\u00a7?RI3ERs,_ _ -- \n\nTHIS l5E{i'ITTOViN_ CDMLNG ON FOR HEARING THIS\n\nDAY TRE coUR'3i 'MADE THE FOLLOWING:\n\n ._  1 to 5 \ufb01led applications in form\n\n No.7'O"t1ncl.er'\u00a7ec.48~A of the Karnataka Land Reforms\n\n  D. for grant of occupancy rights in respect of\n\nigcertlaizij agricultural lands of which they claim to be\n\n"-(tenants, While petitioner No.6 and the 1st respondent<\/pre>\n
.4 Wakf Board filed applications in form No.1, under the<\/p>\n
A A
\n‘fj<\/p>\n
Mysore Religious and Charitable Inarns Abolition Act,
\n1955, for short “inarns Abolition Act”, for grant of<\/p>\n
occupancy rights of certain agricultural lands. The<\/p>\n
Land Tribunal by separate orders granted occuparic3?.<\/p>\n
rights, which when questioned before this co_u’rt’,\u00abl  <\/p>\n
writ proceeding at the instance of the  A’  <\/p>\n
were quashed and the proceeding iremittedl ;_e .l<\/p>\n
Tribunal for fresh consici.e1=aVtionll.’~._ l’l’herea1i’ter.,.._,, tl\ufb01ie ii<\/p>\n
proceedings were transferred-..,_ to itiiegl Deputy<\/p>\n
Commissioner, Bangalore   ; D’ist2jict_, Bangalore,<\/p>\n
the autl,ioritjI;”  “In.alrt1″s Abolition Act”, for
\nconsideration’.p ‘I’h_e’ Asaidnalutliority having noticed the<\/p>\n
lands sin ,<TK1esti,0'n~st.ood. vested in the State on<\/p>\n
Wq_4il3..1p.iI\u20acl5\u00a7'i:'thie__dateHoflcoming into force the amended<\/p>\n
prov'iisioinsfof the" "Inarns Abolition Act", and noti\ufb01ed,<\/p>\n
 _duriri'g l.965iA\u00ab:""by the State in the list of properties<\/p>\n
it it it  the Wakf Board, observed that a Wakf once<\/p>\n
_l_jcr"eated, continues to be, as such and the properties of<\/p>\n
A withei Walif governed by the Wakf Act, 1995, more<\/p>\n
A4 A. appropriately in View of Sec.6 of the said Act, held that<\/p>\n
the authority did not have the jurisdiction to deal with<\/p>\n
M<\/p>\n
the applications and accordingiy, by order dated<\/p>\n
6.10.2000 AnneXure~\u00bb~E transferred the proceedin\u00abg's–ii_'to"'*._<\/p>\n
the respective jurisdictional Tribunals   A '<\/p>\n
under the Wakf Act, for conside1"fation.–'_4i  <\/p>\n
writ petition.\n<\/p>\n
2. The petition is netpopptoseh-di istateznent
\nof objections of the respiondentsiiiiffhepiisttii.respondent is
\nthe Secretary of 2
\nand 3, are   Rural District,
\nBangalore iiii   Iiarnataka, the 4th
\nrespondent “is  of Anjuman-e-\n<\/p>\n
HamiY?1thu11aii”is1a;rn’\u00a7’ .i’Re.s.pondent-5 claims to have<\/p>\n
  i\u00a7{pp1\u00a3;cationviiiifor grant of occupancy rights and<\/p>\n
 be a person interested in a certain<\/p>\n
0 00 _immo”v.ea’bf1e -property, subject matter of the appiications<\/p>\n
0 it ”   ‘ for gzfant  occupancy rights.\n<\/p>\n
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits<\/p>\n
it “that the Eands in question were Devadaya Inam faliing<\/p>\n
within the de\ufb01nition of the term ‘Inam’ under the<\/p>\n
QW<\/p>\n
Inams Abolition Act,1959 and as on 13.1.1959 stood<\/p>\n
vested in the State, as a consequence of which,~:.f’in:”*.,,<\/p>\n
terms of Sec.3 of the Act, entitled the petitionerfshito  V’<\/p>\n
claim occupancy rights by filing necessary  <\/p>\n
According to the learned counsel, the :”puzhlica’t_ior:.,o\u00abf <\/p>\n
list of Wakfs, in the year 19i65:,e:”byincluding:”the,:lands
\nin question, in accordance  ‘thje\ufb02vtlakf \u00ab’hAct,”VE1954,
\ndeclaring that the said piepeitieei  the Wakf,
\ndid not take aweayiorf ‘derl.ud,e the petitioner’s
\nto claim  to the vesting
\nin the   iihtleiflhthe lhems Abolition
\nAct, 1955′; hastens to add that the<\/p>\n
lnams;’Abolition’ ‘Act, does not exclude from<\/p>\n
 *.l_Zh\u20ac arlrllications for grant of occupancy<\/p>\n
  Act, in respect of property belong<\/p>\n
 to the W’akt’\u00abi”‘Board, While under the Wald Act, the<\/p>\n
fl’—Trih1.1na1″constituted under Sec.83 does not invest a<\/p>\n
.’_eju\u00b01?iVsdiction to consider grant of occupancy rights under<\/p>\n
T itjthei mains Abolition Act, 1955, and therefore the<\/p>\n
Eeputy Commissioner fell in serious error in holding<\/p>\n
4 rli<\/p>\n
the applications as not maintainable, for lack of<\/p>\n
jurisdiction.\n<\/p>\n
4. Per contra, Smt Anurad_~h;a,’–1.earned4ii”counsei. <\/p>\n
for the 1st respondent–Wakf Boardig   <\/p>\n
that the Wakf Board too filedVanipiigappliicationfor  “of
\noccupancy rights under  ‘Act’,7\u00a71955,
\nin respect of certain’  ji{i’op.ertYa being
\nagricultural   iof.yp_r:opierties noti\ufb01ed
\nduring 1965;”  that by itself did
\nnot  ‘ the  constituted under
\nSec.83  utlrie ‘ 9 having jurisdiction, to<\/p>\n
consid_er..+_he  izior grant of occupancy rights.<\/p>\n
  E\u00e9blliisel  out to Secs.6 and 83 of the<\/p>\n
 cfontend that any dispute in respect of<\/p>\n
 the rhatters-concerning wakf properties must be<\/p>\n
 by the Tribunal constituted under the<\/p>\n
 ‘Act. Learned counsel hastens to add that on the<\/p>\n
i –ii..:’d’edication of the property as a Wakf, any legal<\/p>\n
ii “encumbrance on that property ought to be proceeded by<\/p>\n
an authorization of the Wakf Board, on and after<\/p>\n
il”\u00a7<\/p>\n
coming into force of 1954 Act and being a pure
\nquestion of fact requires determination by the Tribunal.<\/p>\n
Learned counsel further contends that the publication<\/p>\n
in the Official Gazette of the list of the prepertiee<\/p>\n
including the properties in question in the   .<\/p>\n
invoking the provisions of the  ll <\/p>\n
Commissioner, the authority undef’:.the:_’\u00a3nVa1ns <\/p>\n
Act, was denuded power it  the”  to
\nadj\ufb01dicate upon cla.i1I1,=.Inad\u00a2’t”‘”iii\ufb02ll’7\u00a2SP\u00e9\u00a2t’vv.Df,..v’\u00a7th0S\u20ac<\/p>\n
properties and therefore, the A. _  we .  Commissioner<\/p>\n
was  a finding that the<\/p>\n
applications “for’grar1’t.iiiof..:oc.cupancy rights under the<\/p>\n
Inarns 51-‘.bpolitlionVAct’, 1.955: in respect of Wakf property<\/p>\n
  rightly so, transferred the<\/p>\n
pr’ocoedi11-,<,v,fs\u00ab.tio Wakf Tribunal, for consideration.<\/p>\n
 A.  Learned counsel for respondents No.5 and 6<\/span><\/p>\n
 no submission. Learned Addl,. Govt. Advocate<\/p>\n
A –\u00abl..:for\u00b0 State is unable to answer a pointed question of<\/p>\n
 this court as to whether after the vesting of the lands in<\/p>\n
question, as on 13.12.1959, under the Inams Abolition<\/p>\n
Act, 1955, the petitioners’ rights, to claim occupancy___of<\/p>\n
the properties in question, as consequence of ve\u00absti.n’g,”‘*.,’<\/p>\n
was extinguished, and the Deputy Comiiiiss.iio’1i:e’1~ii–<\/p>\n
denuded of his jurisdiction  -,eonf,sid_ei>7Z,r, such. <\/p>\n
applications, after the publicationni\ufb01of  ‘dof, <\/p>\n
properties of Wakf in the’  “the<\/p>\n
provisions of the Wakf Ac.t,l954?  ._\n<\/p>\n
6. There being no   lands in<\/p>\n
question stood vested in””‘tne,   13.12.1959<\/p>\n
under the  Aldolitio11:–_’Act,  and consequence,
\ninvested rights   and protected<\/p>\n
tenant,i;,–,., to be riegisterediwas occupants of the lands on<\/p>\n
 conditi.ons.  lnam Abolition Act does not<\/p>\n
excluideii ‘its-\u00ab.,Vap.Tp1i–cation to registration of occupancies<\/p>\n
V it _upon”‘iands’ belonging to the Wakf institutions.<\/p>\n
 .. . ‘Section 4 of the Wakf Act, 1954 provides for<\/p>\n
 survey of the Wakf which includes holding<\/p>\n
 enquiry by Way of local inspection, local<\/p>\n
h investigation and following such procedure as<\/p>\n
irk<\/p>\n
10<\/span><\/p>\n
mentioned therein, leading to the publication of list,_of<\/p>\n
Wakfs under Sec.’5 of the Wakf Act. It is <\/p>\n
dispute that the lands in question are Wakf   A V’<\/p>\n
as mentioned in the iist notified_~'”in*–.thei_4  <\/p>\n
Section 6 of the Wakf Act 1995  <\/p>\n
Act, 1954 provides for determination’ <\/p>\n
regarding a Wakf, rnore approp’riate1_V}.._on questions as<\/p>\n
– to whether a particular’   as the<\/p>\n
property in the   or not,
\nso also     sunni Wakf,
\nby the  ziiiid\u00e9z\u00e9iii Sec.83 of the Wakf
\nAct. Front “ad  of Section 83 what is<\/p>\n
discernable thiAa’t~~fhei’-Tribunals jurisdiction does not<\/p>\n
  enc.orripass’ adetermination of disputes over registration<\/p>\n
of’-  arising pursuant to the vesting of<\/p>\n
 the agtricuituraii lands under the Inams Abolition Act.<\/p>\n
ii”8.’i The import of the publication of the list of<\/p>\n
it ii.gp’ro’perties under Sec.5 of the Wakf Act, 1954 is that<\/p>\n
 the said properties belong to the Wakf institution and<\/p>\n
does not extinguish the earlier vesting of the Inamis in<\/p>\n
W9<\/p>\n
(J<\/p>\n
11<\/span><\/p>\n
the State under the Inams Abolition Act. It follows,<\/p>\n
therefore, that the publication of the list of prope’rti_’es”–.,’<\/p>\n
in the year 1965 invoking Sec.5 of the Wakf Act,   .<\/p>\n
the State did” not intend to extinguish   <\/p>\n
tenants to claim registration of occuparicies, c’o,nsequ’e.rit.. <\/p>\n
upon the vesting of the  under<\/p>\n
Abolition Act.\n<\/p>\n
9. The  properties
\nunder the  jurisdiction to
\nconsider\ufb02l llll  lithe petitioners for
\nregistratioraiof the Inams Abolition<\/p>\n
Act, stood vested ‘wiith.l’thie. Deputy Commissioner.<\/p>\n
.  _ in is’ no doubt true that once a Wakf is always<\/p>\n
  by the Apex Court in Sayyed Ali<\/p>\n
A  _vs. Andhra’ Firadesh Wakf Board, Hyderabad, reported<\/p>\n
 AIR 1i9’9i3 SC 972. The question for decision making<\/p>\n
 sin’-Sayy’e<i Aii's case, relate to the power of the Tahsildar<\/p>\n
A .il_4'to~'adjudicate upon the controversy as to Whether a<\/p>\n
it .4 iparticuiar immovable property was a Wakf property.<\/p>\n
\u00a7 }
\nlrk<\/p>\n
12<\/span><\/p>\n
That question does not arise for consideration in this<\/p>\n
case. In that View of the matter, the Deputy<\/p>\n
Commissioner misdirected himself in V.<\/p>\n
said observation to conclude that he has no jtirisdictionri, T’<\/p>\n
and hence the applications were not mainta\u00e9_na_’p’1e:,’*so,__as__ <\/p>\n
to transfer the applications, to the   1  V<\/p>\n
consideration.\n<\/p>\n
In my considered opiri_ion’,\ufb01t1i1e ‘iorderivviriopugned is
\niilegai and callfor    it
\nhi%herasah;.fh\u00a2%\u00a7ajtpeaaon a;anoumdi The<\/p>\n
order dated’ ” _6\u00a3\u00a7~;  2000, Annexure-E is<\/p>\n
  the’–vpr_o_ceeding remitted to the Deputy<\/p>\n
“:Com’1’nission.er_”for consideration afresh and to pass<\/p>\n
ordersiaiistrictiy  in accordance with law, in any event<\/p>\n
  period of 3 months from the date of receipt of<\/p>\n
  af’certi\ufb01:ed copy of this order.\n<\/p>\n
Sdlfi
\nIudge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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