Case Law Analysis
|Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Section 3(d) J&K Wakafs Act | Hereditary Custodianship of Sufi Shrines Does Not Confer Ownership : J&K HC
The J&K High Court ruled that hereditary custodianship (Sajjada Nasheeni) of Sufi shrines does not equate to ownership, reinforcing that such properties qualify as 'wakaf by user' under Section 3(d) of the J&K Wakafs Act, 1978. The judgment underscores that revenue records prevail over historical texts in determining wakaf status, impacting management rights of religious trusts in J&K.