The Wakf (Amendment) Act, 1964, 34 of 1964, (Rep., Act 56 of 1974)

Section 4. For section 27, the following section shall be substituted, namely :

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

4. For section 27, the following section shall be substituted, namely : - "27. (1) The Board may itself collect information regarding any property which it has reason to believe to be wakf property and if any qxestion arises whether a particular property is wakf property or not or whether a wakf is a Sunni wakf or a Shia wakf, it shall refer the question to a civil court of competent jurisdiction. (2) The decision of the civil court on any question referred to it under sub-section ( I ) shqll be final.".'.

Source: India Code