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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in the Dispute Over Trust Property of Kamakala Kameshwarar Temple On September 13, 2024 , the Supreme Court of India dismissed the civil appeal in Civil Appeal No. 8374 of 2024 , involving the dispute over the ownership and title of a trust property related to the Kamakala Kameshwarar Temple . The appeal, filed by Sri Siddaraja Manicka Prabhu Temple , challenged the judgment passed by the Madras High Court on October 26, 2017 , which had upheld the decision that the disputed property was trust property and not under the absolute ownership of the appellant. Background of the Case The case revolves around the ownership of an immovable property adjacent to the Kamakala Kameshwarar Temple (referred to as the "suit property"). This property, along with the temple, was originally owned by Rai Raja Eswardoss Diawanth Bahadur , whose son and grandson, T. Lakshmidoss and T. Venkataprasad , were declared insolvents by the Madras High Court in 1914 . A...

Government to Introduce Waqf Amendment Bill in  Lok Sabha on Thursday The BJP-led government is set to introduce the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. This bill aims to amend the Waqf Act, 1995, addressing key issues related to State Waqf Boards, property registration, and encroachments. The introduction is accompanied by the withdrawal of two previous legislative measures: the Waqf Properties (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Bill, 2014, and the Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923.  Withdrawal of Previous Bills Waqf Properties (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Bill, 2014 Originally introduced in February 2014 by the Congress-led UPA government, this bill aimed to address the issue of unauthorized occupants of waqf properties. The decision to withdraw it comes in light of the new amendment bill, which seeks to handle these concerns more effectively through updated provisions and administrative measures. Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923    The Mussalman Wak...