State Act

THE UTTAR PRADESH MUSLIM WAQFS ACT, 1960

This Act was repealed on 1 January 1996 by the Waqf Act, 1995 (Central Act 43 of 1995), s.112(3); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

8. (1) If any dispute arises whether a particular property is waqf property or not or whether a waqf is a Shia waqf or Sunni waqf, the Board concerned or the mutawalli of the waqf or any person interested therein, may, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, refer the dispute for adjudication to the Tribunal : Provided that no such dispute shall be entertained by a Tribunal after the expiry of one year from the date of the publication of the list of waqfs under sub-section (4) of section 6. (2) The Commissioner, Additional Commissioner of Waqfs and Assistant Commissioner of Waqfs shall not be made a party to any proceeding under sub-section 1).