SHAH ALAM Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Shah Alam is before this Court with following relief:-

(2.) Petitioner is submitting that in reference of waqf property, following four cases of his pending at Meerut would be transferred to Rampur namely.

(3.) Petitioner submits that Waqf Act, 1995 came into force with effect from 01.01.1996. By Section 3(q), the Tribunal is defined as the Tribunal constituted under sub-section (1) of the Section 83 of the Act having jurisdiction in relation to that area. Section 84 confers power to the Tribunal to decide and determine dispute, questions or other matters relating to a waqf property and decide the proceeding as expeditiously as possible. Petitioner submits that Section 83 confers power to the State Government to constitute Tribunals. In the original Act, Section 83 provides for constitution of Tribunal consisting of only one person. Sub-section 4 of Section 83 as it stood under the original Act is quoted herein below:-