Punjab Wakf Board vs Gram Panchayat, Jainpur

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2023 Supreme(P&H) 1748

SURESHWAR THAKUR, KULDEEP TIWARI
Punjab Wakf Board – Appellant
Versus
Gram Panchayat, Jainpur – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Parties : Mr. G.N. Malik, Mr. Vaibhav Sehgal, Mr. Balbir Singh, Mrs. Sushma Chopra, Mr. Arun K. Bakshi, Mr. Sudhir Paruthi, Mr. Maninder Singh Sr. DAG, Punjab

Table of Content
1. consolidation of writ petitions due to common questions. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. facts regarding land disputes initiated by gram panchayats. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
3. wakf board's efforts to affirm ownership amidst challenges. (Para 7 , 8 , 9)
4. formulation of key legal questions for deliberation. (Para 10)
5. arguments from both parties regarding jurisdiction and property rights. (Para 12 , 13)
6. court's reasoning on jurisdictional authority and property classification. (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20)
7. final order affirming wakf property status and jurisdiction. (Para 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34)

Judgment

Mr. Sureshwar Thakur, J.

The Wakf Board concerned, and, one Sandeep Kumar become aggrieved from the concurrently made orders by the statutory authorities concerned. The above concurrent orders were made, upon a motion made by the Gram Panchayats concerned, under Section 11 , and, under Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (for short ‘the Act’). The Punjab Wakf Board is aggrieved from the above concurrently made orders against it, and, is led to constitute thereagainst Civil Writ Petition No. 12538 of 2010, and, Civil Writ Petition

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2023 Supreme(P&H) 1748

SURESHWAR THAKUR, KULDEEP TIWARIPunjab Wakf Board – AppellantVersusGram Panchayat, Jainpur – Respondent

Cases Referred (2)

SURESHWAR THAKUR, KULDEEP TIWARI
Punjab Wakf Board – Appellant
Versus
Gram Panchayat, Jainpur – Respondent