( 1 ) PETITIONER in W. P. No. 6359 of 1994 claims that it is a Public Trust and is managed by Board of Trustees. The object of the Trust seems to be to secure permanence to manage and augment its resources for the benefit of the Muslim community. It appears that in the beginning of the year 1940, public-spirited muslim residents of the city had formed a social sports club by name 'islamic Club'. The main purpose of the club was to conduct lectures, dinner parties for the unity and harmony of the muslim community and these activities were held in a rented bungalow situate at Promenade Road near Coles Park. Some time later, the club members purchased a house property at Old Poor House Road. Since the place was not suitable for the club, the members of the club, with the assistance of public donations and others, purchased 'gulisthan Shadi mahal' situate at Infantry Road for a valuable consideration under a registered sale deed dated 11-7-1946 in the name of 13 Managing Committee members of Islamic Club. Petitioner-Trust further states that with their efforts and public help, they had built permanent structures and used the same for public purposes by leasing the same f