Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Supreme Court Rejects Waqf Board's Claim Over Delhi Property
The Supreme Court ruled that the Delhi Waqf Board couldn't claim a property in Delhi because a gurdwara already existed there.
The Board argued the land was a mosque, but the court sided with the fact that the gurdwara had been there since 1947.
The court essentially said that since a place of worship already existed, the Waqf Board's claim was invalid.
This decision comes amidst another case challenging the Waqf law's government oversight of waqf properties.
The Supreme Court dismissed the Delhi Waqf Board's claim to a property.
The Court cited the existence of a functioning gurdwara on the property.
The Waqf Board claimed the property was a mosque ('Masjid Takia Babbar Shah').
The Delhi High Court previously dismissed the Waqf Board's plea in 2010.
The decision comes amidst a separate case challenging Waqf law.
- Who
- Supreme Court and Delhi Waqf Board
- What
- Supreme Court dismissed Delhi Waqf Board's claim over a property.
- When
- Published on Jun 4, 2025
- Where
- Shahdara, East Delhi
- Why
- Because a gurdwara was already functioning on the property.
Supreme Court's Perspective
Waqf Board's Perspective
Property Ownership
Supreme Court's Perspective
The property was a mosque ('Masjid Takia Babbar Shah') and therefore waqf property.
Waqf Board's Perspective
The property was not waqf as it was sold in 1953.
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Property Location
- Shahdara, East Delhi
- Waqf Board Claim
- Property was a mosque (Masjid Takia Babbar Shah)
- Gurdwara Status
- Functioning since 1947
- 2010 Delhi HC Order
- Dismissed the Waqf board's plea
