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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Wakf Act, 1995 Section 86

Appointment of a Receiver in Certain Cases

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Wakf Act, 1995 Section 86 is part of Wakf Act, 1995 - Appointment of a Receiver in Certain Cases. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908(5 of 1908), or in any other law for the time being in force, where any suit or other legal proceeding is instituted or commenced

(a) by or on behalf of a Board

(i) to set aside the sale of any immovable property, which is wakf property, in execution of a decree or order of a civil court;

(ii) to set aside the transfer of any immovable property, which is wakf property, made by the mutawalli thereof, whether for valuable consideration or not, without or otherwise than in accordance with, the sanction of the Board;

(iii) to recover possession of the property referred to in clause (a) or clause (b) or to restore possession of such property to the mutawalli of the concerned wakf; or

(b) by a mutawalli to recover possession of immovable property, which is wakf property, which has been transferred by a previous mutawalli, whether for valuable consideration or not, without otherwise than in accordance with the sanction of the Board, and which is in the possession of the defendant,

the court may, on the application of the plaintiff, appoint a receiver of such property and direct such receiver to pay from time to time to the plaintiff, out of the income of the property, such amount as the court may consider to be necessary for further prosecution of the suit.

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What does Wakf Act, 1995 Section 86 provide?

Section Section 86 of the Wakf Act, 1995 (Appointment of a Receiver in Certain Cases) is reproduced on this page as part of the Wakf Act, 1995. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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