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Karnataka High Court quashes unilateral mutation entries by revenue authorities, ruling that statutory procedures under the Karnataka Land Revenue Act must prevail over administrative circulars. The judgment underscores that affected parties must be heard before altering land records, reinforcing due process in property disputes.
The Madras High Court has ruled that hereditary mutawalliship under a wakf proforma is inherently perpetual, and imposing a fixed one-year term violates the foundational principle of hereditary succession in Islamic endowment law. This decision protects the rights of established hereditary successors and curbs arbitrary interference by Wakf Boards in succession planning, setting a critical precedent for all wakf properties governed by similar proformas.
Madras High Court holds that the Executive Officer of Tamil Nadu Wakf Board may constitute a volunteer committee to manage religious activities during Ramzan, even without a Muthawalli.