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M. NAGAPRASANNA
Zabi Ulla Khan – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent
JUDGMENT/ORDER
1. The petitioner in this writ petition seeks a declaration that the act of the 3rd respondent/Karnataka State Board of Auqaf ('the Board' for short) in sealing the premises, where the petitioner was a lessee, to be contrary to Sec. 54 of the Waqf Act, 1995 ('the Act' for short).
2. Sans details, facts in brief are as follows:-
The 4th respondent is the Central Majlis-E-Shoora Jamaia Masjid ('the Auqaf' for short) in Kunigal Taluk, Tumkur District. The 4th respondent, in order to lease out shops in the Auqaf properties, issues an advertisement of auction of the properties. The auction was sought to be conducted in six mosques existing in the surrounding area. The petitioner finding himself eligible to be allotted a shop, participated in the auction, becomes successful and was allotted a shop bearing No.A/46 measuring 250 sq.ft. in the said shop properties. Pursuant to the petitioner getting allotted the aforesaid shop, the 4th respondent enters into a lease with the petitioner on 1/1/2022. The rent amount between the two was also determined at Rs.24.00 per sq.ft., which would amount to Rs.10, 500.00 per month, with refundable security deposit of a month's rent was als
The main legal point established in the judgment is that disputes related to waqf properties, including possession of leased shops, fall under the jurisdiction of the Waqf Tribunal as per the provisi....
The Waqf Act empowers the Chief Executive Officer to address encroachments on Waqf properties, with exclusive jurisdiction for related disputes resting with Waqf tribunals.
Point of Law : Due process need not mean only an active process initiated by the owner of the property.
Persons claiming interest in waqf property must demonstrate appropriate standing under the Waqf Act to challenge actions regarding the property, as determined by the defined scope of 'person interest....
Civil courts retain jurisdiction to determine eviction claims even if waqf status is asserted, unless unequivocally proven as such. Defendants cannot contest landlord's title without substantiating t....
Point of Law : The definition of the word ‘encroachment' under Section 54 of the Wakf Act and in para.7 to 12 defined the word ‘encroacher' and the power of Wakf Board under Section 54 of the Wakf Ac....
Compliance with the Waqf Act and Rules is essential in granting leases, and the authority of the Managing Committee under Section 18 of the Act is upheld.
The Waqf Tribunal has exclusive jurisdiction over disputes involving Waqf properties, including tenant eviction, as per the amended Waqf Act, overriding state tenancy laws.
The court affirmed that interested persons in a Waqf can maintain a suit for removal of encroachment, and that expired leases result in automatic classification as encroachers under the Waqf Act.
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