In Brief
In this succession case, Md. Abrar sought appointment as joint mutawalli of a waqf alongside Kammu Mia's descendants. The issue was whether the waqif's 'family line' included descendants through the female line. The High Court had wrongly held that mutawalli-ship should pass to Kammu Mia's descendants only after the waqif's direct descendants were exhausted—a restriction absent from the deed. The Supreme Court held that the waqif intended to include all descendants, including through the female line. It directed the Board to appoint a successor from Kammu Mia's descendants and ensured future successors could nominate from both family lines to prevent further disputes."
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