Lord Buckmaster:-

On the 25th August, 1908, Nawab Azmat Ali Khan executed a wakfnama, or deed of charitable trust, dedicating specific property, of the stated value of Rs. 20,000, for religious purposes. The said Nawab Azmat Ali Khan resided at Karnal, in the Punjab, and early in August of 1908 the Deputy Commissioner of Karnal intimated that he thought it expedient to place the Nawab and his property under the Court of Wards. The Nawab thereupon moved - it is alleged he was taken by his servants, but this is no longer material - to the District of Muzaffarnagar, beyond the jurisdiction of the Deputy Commissioner of Karnal. But the Deputy Commissioner proceeded to act under the Court of Wards Act, and in purported pursuance of the powers thereby conferred he issued an injunction on the 30th August, 1908, restraining the Nawab or any authorised agent from executing any deed of alienation until the further order of the Court. Notwithstanding this 0direction the wakfnama was, on the 1st September, 1908, registered before the Sub-Registrar of Muzaffarnagar. On the 9th November, 1908, the said Nawab executed a further document purporting to appoint trustees of the charity to which his pr