Not every dargah can be considered a waqf property: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court ruled that the Waqf Board cannot automatically claim control over dargahs unless they are formally surveyed, registered, and notified as waqf properties. The court set aside a board resolution that attempted to appoint a new manager for a Chennai shrine.
Why it matters
This clarifies the legal boundaries of religious endowment boards and protects the rights of hereditary custodians against administrative overreach.
The Waqf Board cannot automatically assume control over every other Muslim religious institution unless the property housing a dargah (a tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure) had been surveyed, registered and notified as a waqf (endowment), the Madras High Court has held.
The article summarizes a legal judgment neutrally, focusing on the court's interpretation of the Waqf Act.
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