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Nation / Mon, 08 Jun 2026 Live Law

Every Grave Or Dargah Not Automatically Waqf Property; Waqf Board Can't Take Control Merely Because It Has Muslim Religious Use : Madras HC

The Madras High Court recently set aside an order of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board declaring a 240-year-old Dargah as Waqf property. Justice Govindarajan Thilakavathi observed that for declaring a property as Waqf property, it had to be surveyed and notified as per the procedure laid down in the Waqf Act. The court added that every grave or dargah could not be termed as Waqf property and...

The Madras High Court recently set aside an order of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board declaring a 240-year-old Dargah as Waqf property. Justice Govindarajan Thilakavathi observed that for declaring a property as Waqf property, it had to be surveyed and notified as per the procedure laid down in the Waqf Act. The court added that every grave or dargah could not be termed as Waqf property and...

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