The Haryana Public Wakfs (Extension of Limitation) Act, 1982 Complete Act - Bare Act

[Received the assent of the President of India on the 29^th may, 1982, and first published in Haryana Government Gazette (Extraordinary), Legislative Supplement Part I of 11^th June, 1982]

An Act to extend the period of limitation in certain cases for suits to recover possession of immovable property forming part of public wakfs.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Haryana in the Twenty-fifth year of the Republic of India as follows :"

(1) This Act may be called the Haryana Public Wakfs (Extension of Limitation) Act, 1982.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Haryana.

In this Act, "public wakf' means the permanent dedication by Definition, a person professing Islam of any Immovable property for any purpose recognised by Muslim Law as a public purpose of a pious, religious or charitable nature.

Where a person entitled to institute a suit of the description referred to in article 64 or 65 of the Schedule to the Indian Limitation Act, 1963, for possession of any immovable property forming part of a public wakf or any interest therein has been dispossed, at any time after the 14th day of August, 1947, and before the 7th day of May, 1954, or, as the case may be, the possession of the defendant in such a sui t has become adverse to such person at any time during the said period, then, notwithstanding any-thing contained in the said Act, the period of limitation in respect of such a suit shall extend up to the 31st day of December, 1985.