Save India Foundation (Regd.) vs Municipal Corporation Of Delhi & Ors

ik-58716718 Delhi High Court 23 February 2026 • 25 min read

Judges (2)

Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya Delivered Tejas Karia Coram

Counsel (15)

Ahmed Jamal Siddiqui Counsel Respondent Farahat Jahan Rehmani Counsel Respondent Firoz I. Khan Counsel Respondent I. Ahmed Counsel Respondent K. K. Rai Counsel Respondent Kuljeet Singh Counsel Respondent Madhav Tripathi Counsel Respondent Manu Chaturvedi Counsel Respondent Sanjoy Ghose Counsel Respondent Sayed Abdul Haseeb Counsel Respondent Shobhana Takiar Counsel Respondent Umesh Chandra Sharma Counsel Petitioner Varun Pratap Singh Counsel Respondent Vikas Sharma Counsel Petitioner Yogesh Aggarwal Counsel Petitioner

Parties (4)

Delhi Development Authority Respondent Municipal Corporation of Delhi Respondent Save India Foundation (Regd.) Petitioner Union of India Respondent

Case Significance

Save India Foundation (Regd.) vs Municipal Corporation Of Delhi & Ors is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 23, 2026 (citation: ik-58716718). Save India Foundation, a Trust registered under the Indian Trusts Act, filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that certain properties listed in a 1980 Wakf notification were not Wakf properties, challenging the notification 46 years after its publication. The court noted that under the proviso to Section 6(1) of the Wakf Act, 1954, any civil suit challenging the Wakf list had to be filed within one year of publication, and that bar was equally applicable to writ petitions. The petition w The bench comprised Justices Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Tejas Karia. The judgment was delivered by Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya.

Summary

Save India Foundation, a Trust registered under the Indian Trusts Act, filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that certain properties listed in a 1980 Wakf notification were not Wakf properties, challenging the notification 46 years after its publication. The court noted that under the proviso to Section 6(1) of the Wakf Act, 1954, any civil suit challenging the Wakf list had to be filed within one year of publication, and that bar was equally applicable to writ petitions. The petition was dismissed as legally impermissible given the 46-year delay.

What was the outcome of Save India Foundation (Regd.) vs Municipal Corporation Of Delhi & Ors?

Save India Foundation, a Trust registered under the Indian Trusts Act, filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that certain properties listed in a 1980 Wakf notification were not Wakf properties, ...

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