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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
AMIT RAWAL, P. V. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ
Jameela – Appellant
Versus
Faroke Mahal Juma Masjid Committee – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of property ownership (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments regarding ownership and wakf status (Para 3 , 4 , 6) |
| 3. court's observations on evidence and proceedings (Para 5 , 7 , 8) |
| 4. legal arguments on wakf property definition (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 5. legal framework for declaring wakf property (Para 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 6. analysis of wakf property dedication (Para 15 , 16 , 18 , 19) |
| 7. conclusion on the suit outcome (Para 20 , 21) |
ORDER :
The present civil revision petition is directed against the judgment and decree dated 26.08.2017 rendered in O.S.No.24 of 2013, dismissing the suit for declaration and the order of the Chief Executive Officer of the Wakf Board dated 10.12.2012 in enquiry proceedings bearing No.3727 of 2002.
The plaint schedule property having an extent of 21.31 cents of land comprised in Re-Sy.No.379/1 along with the larger extent belonged to one Veeran and subsequent to his death, his legal heirs, in the year 1937, i.e; vide partition deed No.1392/37 dated 29.01.1937 Ext.A1 partitioned the property. Item Nos.17 to 23 in the partition deed were set apart to Mamu and Ettiyattu Pathumma, whereas the plaint schedule property was shown as item No.19. In the
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