Salem Muslim Burial Ground Protection Committee vs State Of Tamil Nadu

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2023 Supreme(SC) 544

V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, PANKAJ MITHAL
Salem Muslim Burial Ground Protection Committee – Appellant
Versus
State Of Tamil Nadu – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Mrs. June Chaudhari, Sr. Adv. Mr. Syed Ahmed Saud, Adv. Mr. Mohd. Parvez Dabas, Adv. Mr. Daanish Ahmed Syed, Adv. Mr. Uzmi Jameel Husain, Adv. Mr. Aqib Baig, Adv. Mr. Mohd. Shahib, Adv. M/S. Shakil Ahmad Syed, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Narendra Kumar, AOR Ms. N. S. Nappinai, Adv. Mr. V. Balaji, Adv. Mr. Asaithambi MSM, Adv. Mr. Atul Sharma, Adv. Mr. R. Mohan, Adv. Mr. Nizamuddin, Adv. Mr. Nishant Sharma, Adv. Ms. Adviteeya, Adv. Mr. Rakesh K. Sharma, AOR* Mr. K. V. Vijayakumar, AOR Mr. D. Kumanan, AOR Mrs. Deepa. S, Adv. Mr. Sheikh F Kalia, Adv. Mr. G. Balaji, AOR

JUDGMENT :

PANKAJ MITHAL, J.

1. Under challenge in these appeals is the judgment and order passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Madras allowing the writ appeals whereby and wherein the judgment and order of the learned Single judge dated 29.04.2005 declaring the suit land as wakf property has been set aside.

2. The controversy in the present appeals centers around land in Zamin Survey Nos. 5105 and 5108 in Salem Zameen Estate which corresponds to O.T.S. Nos. 2253 and 2210 respectively. The O.T.S. 2253 has been allotted New Town Survey No. 1 (T.S. No.1) and O.T.S 2210 has been allotted New Town Survey, i.e. T.S. Nos. 113 & 70.

3. In the present appeals, we are only concerned with the Zamin Survey No.5108 (O.T.S.2210, now T.S. Nos.113 & 70) only which henceforth shall be described as “suit land”.

4. The appellant herein is Salem Muslim Burial Ground Protection Committee, Salem¹[hereinafter referred to as “appellant Committee”]. The State of Tamil Nadu (Revenue Department) is respondent No.1, and respondent Nos.2 and 3 are Commercial Taxes and Religious Endowments and the Director of Survey and Settlement Office respectively, who are formal parties. Respondent No

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2023 Supreme(SC) 544

V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, PANKAJ MITHALSalem Muslim Burial Ground Protection Committee – AppellantVersusState Of Tamil Nadu – Respondent

Cases Referred (5)

V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, PANKAJ MITHAL
Salem Muslim Burial Ground Protection Committee – Appellant
Versus
State Of Tamil Nadu – Respondent