A.Abdul Hadi v. the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, W.P.No.32393 of 2025, decided 28.08.2025 by N. Anand Venkatesh J. Petitioner A. Abdul Hadi sought a mandamus directing the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board to act under Section 52 of the Wakf Act, 1995 on his representation dated 18.04.2024 for recovery of 13.68 acres of wakf property (S.No.253, Sekkanur Village, Ussoor Post, Anaikattu Taluk, Vellore District) belonging to the Sekkanur Jumma Mosque and Burial Ground wakf. The Court disposed of the petition, directing the Board to deal with the representation on its own merits and in accordance with law and inform the petitioner within eight weeks. Keywords: Wakf Act 1995 Section 52; wakf property recovery; mandamus; representation; Tamil Nadu Wakf Board; Article 226.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to the first respondent (Tamil Nadu Wakf Board) to deal with the petitioner's representation dated 18.04.2024 on its own merits and in accordance with law, take a decision and inform the petitioner within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order; no costs.