Justice G.S. Patel had given the much-awaited verdict a few days before his retirement.
The long-running hearing in the Syedna succession dispute ended almost two years ago, with final arguments scheduled for November 2022 and concluding in April 2023, and the reserved verdict was delivered on Tuesday.
Dismissing the case, Justice Patel said he had kept the verdict as neutral as possible and ruled "on the basis of evidence and belief".
The controversy began after the death of the 52nd Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin on January 17, 2014, paving the way for his son Mufaddal Saifuddin to take over as the new 53rd Syedna, the spiritual and religious head of the worldwide Dawoodi Bohras. It had become expansive.
However, Khuzama Qutbuddin, half brother of the late 52nd Syedna, appointed himself as Syedna Headquarters in Thane and challenged the elevation of Mufadda Saifuddin as the 53rd Syedna on traditional grounds in Mumbai.Among other things, Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin – who died in the US in 2016 – claimed that the late 52nd Syedna had personally bestowed upon him the 'Naas' (th official successor or successor) in December 1965, in accordance with the Bohra doctrine. Was valid as per. and precedents, and that Mufaddal Saifuddin had fraudulently assumed office as the 53rd Syedna.
After the demise of Syedna Qutbuddin, his son Syedna Taher Fakhruddin continued the succession case against the 53rd Syedna, arguing that his father, the 52nd Syedna, had named him as his successor in June 2011, when he died of a stroke. Were recovering from. London Hospital.
While the legal team of Syedna Taher Fakhruddin was led by lawyer Anand Desai, the side of 53rd Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin was led by senior lawyer Iqbal Chagla.
The Office of the 53rd Syedna expressed its gratitude at the landmark judgments passed by Justice Patel after carefully considering the evidence and arguments given by both the parties before delivering the conclusive judgment in favor of the defendants."The unfortunate challenge to the appointment of the 53rd Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin and the various falsehoods based on it have been conclusively dealt with in the judgment of the Court and the claims of (Late Khuzaima Qutubuddin, the original plaintiff and his son Taher Qutubuddin). The present plaintiffs have been granted comprehensive has been formally rejected,” the team said.
It said the judgment has dealt with and rejected strictly the plaintiff's misinterpretation and misleading portrayal of the facts and religious doctrine of the Dawoodi Bohra faith.
Meanwhile, members of the Dawoodi Bohra community calmly accepted the verdict on an issue that was much debated and discussed in hushed tones.
The long-running hearing in the Syedna succession dispute ended almost two years ago, with final arguments scheduled for November 2022 and concluding in April 2023, and the reserved verdict was delivered on Tuesday.
Dismissing the case, Justice Patel said he had kept the verdict as neutral as possible and ruled "on the basis of evidence and belief".
The controversy began after the death of the 52nd Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin on January 17, 2014, paving the way for his son Mufaddal Saifuddin to take over as the new 53rd Syedna, the spiritual and religious head of the worldwide Dawoodi Bohras. It had become expansive.
However, Khuzama Qutbuddin, half brother of the late 52nd Syedna, appointed himself as Syedna Headquarters in Thane and challenged the elevation of Mufadda Saifuddin as the 53rd Syedna on traditional grounds in Mumbai.Among other things, Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin – who died in the US in 2016 – claimed that the late 52nd Syedna had personally bestowed upon him the 'Naas' (th official successor or successor) in December 1965, in accordance with the Bohra doctrine. Was valid as per. and precedents, and that Mufaddal Saifuddin had fraudulently assumed office as the 53rd Syedna.
After the demise of Syedna Qutbuddin, his son Syedna Taher Fakhruddin continued the succession case against the 53rd Syedna, arguing that his father, the 52nd Syedna, had named him as his successor in June 2011, when he died of a stroke. Were recovering from. London Hospital.
While the legal team of Syedna Taher Fakhruddin was led by lawyer Anand Desai, the side of 53rd Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin was led by senior lawyer Iqbal Chagla.
The Office of the 53rd Syedna expressed its gratitude at the landmark judgments passed by Justice Patel after carefully considering the evidence and arguments given by both the parties before delivering the conclusive judgment in favor of the defendants."The unfortunate challenge to the appointment of the 53rd Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin and the various falsehoods based on it have been conclusively dealt with in the judgment of the Court and the claims of (Late Khuzaima Qutubuddin, the original plaintiff and his son Taher Qutubuddin). The present plaintiffs have been granted comprehensive has been formally rejected,” the team said.
It said the judgment has dealt with and rejected strictly the plaintiff's misinterpretation and misleading portrayal of the facts and religious doctrine of the Dawoodi Bohra faith.
Meanwhile, members of the Dawoodi Bohra community calmly accepted the verdict on an issue that was much debated and discussed in hushed tones.
