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The court said survey, notification and legal proof of dedication are mandatory before treating a property as Waqf, and held that the Board cannot assume automatic control over a Muslim religious institution.

Parliament took a clear legislative choice in drafting Sections 3(1)(r) and (s) to connect those specific offences to a public element, and courts are not free to read out that element simply because a commentator finds it inconvenient.

Islamists stir unrest whenever steps are taken against their unauthorised religious buildings in different parts of India.