In Brief
The State of Tamil Nadu challenged a High Court judgment that partially set aside the supersession of a Waqf Board. The Supreme Court held that the State Government cannot supersede a Waqf Board merely because it failed to conduct elections as required by the Waqf Act, 1995. Supersession is only permitted where there is prima facie evidence of financial irregularity, misconduct, or violation of the Act—conditions set by the second proviso to Section 14(1)(b)(iii). The State's duty to remedy procedural lapses is not grounds for supersession. The Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the High Court's moulded relief confining relief to the category of members represented before it."
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