#Wakf Law

The Supreme Court ruled that a Gazette notification under the Wakf Act, 1954 creates a presumptive title to wakf property that becomes unchallengeable after the one-year limitation period. This restored a permanent injunction for the Telangana Wakf Board over Mafi Inam lands adjoining the Qutub Shahi Mosque, prevailing over later revenue records and pattadar passbooks.

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.

The Karnataka High Court ruled that electricity disconnection notices issued based on contested Wakf administrative representations-without lawful tenancy proof-are illegal. Utility providers must verify occupancy rights independently, ensuring procedural fairness before disconnecting services in property disputes.

Kerala High Court holds that petitioners must exhaust statutory appeal under Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 before invoking Article 227 jurisdiction against Waqf Tribunal orders.