B. Gowra Reddy vs Government Of Andhra Pradesh Rep. By Its ... on 4 January, 2002
4. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, by relying on
the provisions under Section 4 of the Wakf Act, 1995, submits that in the
event, if the respondents declare the property as wakf property, they
ought to have conducted a preliminary enquiry as required under Section
4 of the said Act and shall publish the list of auqaf, as per Section 5 of
the Wakf Act, 1959 and only thereafter, the Notification can be made. In
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this case, there was no survey conducted. The learned counsel has also
relied on the judgment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh in the case
of B.Gowra Reddy vs. Government of Andhra Pradesh reported in AIR
2002 AP 313, wherein, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, following the
judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Muslim
Wakfs Board, Rajasthan vs. Radha Kishan, has held as follows: