most of the wakf lands were resumed by the government much before Independence. However, the Supreme Court verdict clearly stated that ‘once a wakf, always a wakf’. Properties donated to darghas and mosques cannot be taken away.
In Yerada village of Vishakapatnam, 2160 acres of land belonging to the Alamgir mosque is taken over by the government. In Penukonda, 3,000 acres and in Chittoor 1,700 acres are with the government. In Hyderabad too, large extent of land belonging to the darghas of Shah Raju Qattal, Shah Qamoosh and Meeran Husain are in government control.
Wakf has decided to stake claim to the land resumed by government. They have asked the the district collectors to identify the land. They want to actually develop these lands for the betterement of the community.
Huge tracts of wakf land is occupied by the government and now the Wakf Board wants to turn in a pittance by way of cash grant. This fight between the wakf boar and the government has been going on for a while now, and now the wakf boar wants money from the Government in compensation.