Latest Answer: 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.
Latest Answer: Hey guys, I’m assuming that you haven’t heard of the demolition that happened there. Yeah, the GHMC has just recently demolished 24 illegal constructions at the Gurukul trust funds lands. Another 125 properties have been red-marked as illegal constructions. The water supply and electricity connections have been disconnected to these unauthorized buildings. The GHMC are actually taking this whole situation very seriously, they are even organizing campaigns to educate people more on the issues of land encroachment and illegal constructions.
