IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY
S. Mohammed Kamaluddin – Appellant
Versus
Tamilnadu Wakf Board, Represented by its Chairman – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. writ petition for lease of wakf property. (Para 2) |
| 2. background of lease and parties involved. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. status of tenancy and management of wakf. (Para 6 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. arguments regarding rental obligations. (Para 8 , 16) |
| 5. court's consideration of tenancy rights. (Para 10 , 14 , 15) |
| 6. court's conclusion and order regarding lease. (Para 17 , 18) |
ORDER :
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.
1. The writ petition is filed seeking a direction to respondents 1 to 4 to de- seal the leased premises, being land admeasuring 4,800 sq.ft., consisting of an asbestos-sheet structure situated at Anjuman-e-Ithihathe Islam Masjid, No.2/1109, 1st Main Road, Alima Colony, Mahatma Gandhi Nagar, Okkiyam, Thoraipakkam, Chennai-600 097, forming part of Survey No.408/1A, Okkiyam, Thoraipakkam Village, Kancheepuram District and further to direct the fifth respondent to execute a lease agreement in favour of the petitioner within a time frame stipulated by this Court.
2. Upon hearing the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and perusing the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition and the material records of the case, the case of the petitioner is that the aforementioned land


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