Allahabad HC Dismisses Land Transfer Plea, Supports KGMU's Patient Utility Centre Plans
Allahabad HC junks plea seeking KGMU land, paves way for patient utility centre
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The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench has dismissed a petition seeking to transfer land at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) to a local dargah, allowing the university to proceed with a patient utility centre. The court emphasized the availability of statutory remedies under the Waqf Act.
- 01The court dismissed the writ petition filed by Syed Babar Islam, general secretary of an Islamic organization, for land transfer to the dargah.
- 02The ruling allows KGMU to continue its expansion plans for a patient utility centre on the disputed land.
- 03The land in question measures over two bighas, approximately 20,000 square feet, with part occupied by the dargah.
- 04The court noted that the petitioners have a statutory remedy under the Waqf Act, 1995, to address their grievances.
- 05Previous petitions from the dargah’s managing committee regarding encroachments were also dismissed.
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The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has dismissed a writ petition that sought the transfer of over two bighas of land at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) to the dargah of Hazrat Hameen Shah Sahib. This ruling, delivered by Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai, allows KGMU to proceed with its plans to construct a patient utility centre on the site. The petition was filed by Syed Babar Islam, who argued for the land's transfer, including areas from which encroachments had been removed. The court, however, stated that the petitioners could seek remedies under the Waqf Act, 1995, and therefore dismissed the case as lacking merit. The land, located behind the ophthalmology department, had been the subject of disputes following KGMU's removal of unauthorized encroachments in 2025. The court's decision supports KGMU's expansion efforts, which had previously faced challenges from the dargah’s managing committee.
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The ruling facilitates the development of healthcare infrastructure at KGMU, potentially improving patient services.
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