Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Supreme Court Sides with Gurdwara in Wakf Board Dispute
The Supreme Court has ruled on a 50-year-old disagreement over a gurdwara in Delhi.
The Delhi Wakf Board claimed the gurdwara was waqf property.
However, the court dismissed this claim.
The court stated that the gurdwara has been functioning since 1947.
The court cited evidence indicating the property was always private.
The court referenced legal precedents defining 'wakf by user.'
The Wakf Board's appeal, filed in 2011, was rejected, ending the dispute in favor of the gurdwara's status.
The Supreme Court dismissed the Delhi Wakf Board's claim on a Delhi gurdwara.
The dispute has lasted for 50 years.
The court stated the gurdwara has been functioning since 1947.
The Delhi HC's previous judgment was upheld by the Supreme Court.
The court cited evidence that the property was always private.
- Who
- Supreme Court and Delhi Wakf Board.
- What
- Supreme Court dismissed Delhi Wakf Board’s claim over a Delhi gurdwara.
- When
- Wednesday.
- Where
- Delhi
- Why
- To settle a 50-year-old dispute about the gurdwara's property status.
Delhi Wakf Board
Supreme Court
Property Status
Delhi Wakf Board
The property was 'wakf by user' since time immemorial.
Supreme Court
The gurdwara has been functioning since 1947; no evidence supports the Wakf Board's claim.
- Dispute Length
- 50 years
- Location
- Shahdara, Delhi
- Gurdwara Establishment
- 1947
- Plaintiff
- Delhi Wakf Board
- Ruling Body
- Supreme Court