On the instructions of the Chairperson, J&K Waqf Board,Syed Dr Darakhshan Andrabi, the administrative control of Ziyarat Shareef Rayil Gund Kangan was taken over by Waqf authorities at Ganderbal on Saturday.
The Ziyarat Shareef as per records belongs to Hazrat Syed Jaffar (R.A), Hazrat Syed Rehman(R.A), & Hazrat Syed Ul Hajra(R.A). The litigation pertaining to its administrative control continued for years in the Hon’ble High Court of J&K, and the shrine was under control of a single family, that was collecting all donations offered by devotees mostly for their personal use.
It has also come to the fore that Waqf authorities over the years have adopted lackadaisical approach in pursuing the matter at the Honble High Court giving the family a free hand to collect the donations in cash & kind without being accountable to anyone.
However, soon after the constitution of J&K Waqf Board, Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi issued instructions for vigorous perusal of the matter at the Honble High Court, & as soon as the status quo orders were vacated, process was initiated for the administrative take over of this Waqf Notified property.
