taken into account. In most cases, enough information is provided either in the waqf deed or the judgment, and where such information is not available, the documents filed with the Privy Council, technically called the book’ have been explored. ‘paper Paper books contained all the documentary evidence including the recorded statements of witnesses. The following shows the categorisation of awqāf found in sixty-eight cases. In one case from Patna, enough information was not available in order to classify it under any of the categories. Table 4 Composite Table of Waqf Cases Jurisdiction Pure Substantially Pure Substantially Fictitious Official Public Public Private Private Grants Bengal 3 4 3 1 1 2 Punjab 6 1 3 1 Nil Nil Oudh 2 5 1 2 1 Nil NWP 2 2 2 3 Nil Nil (Allahabad) Bombay 2 1 1 Nil Nil Nil Bihar Nil 2 Nil 1 Nil Nil (Patna) CP & Berar 1 Nil Nil Nil Nil 1 (Nagpur) Madras Nil Nil Nil 1 Nil Nil Sind 1 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil NWF Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 1 Palestine 3 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Burma 1 2 Nil Nil Nil Nil Ceylon 1 Nil 1 Nil Nil Nil Eastern Nil Nil 2 Nil Nil Nil Africa Mauritius 1 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Total 23 17 13 9 2 4 This table shows that overall the number of public awqāf was almost double the number of private awqāf. The two fictitious awqāf included one ostensibly public and
taken into account. In most cases, enough information is provided either in the waqf deed or the judgment, and where such information is not available, the documents filed with the Privy Council, technically called the ‘paper book’ have been explored. Paper books contained all the documentary evidence including the recorded statements of witnesses. The following shows the categorisation of awqāf found in sixty-eight cases. In one case from Patna, enough information was not available in order to classify it under any of the categories. Table 4 Composite Table of Waqf Cases Jurisdiction Pure Public Substantially Public Pure Private Substantially Private Fictitious Official Grants Bengal 3 4 3 1 1 2 Punjab 6 1 3 1 Nil Nil Oudh 2 5 1 2 1 Nil NWP (Allahabad) 2 2 2 3 Nil Nil Bombay 2 1 1 Nil Nil Nil Bihar (Patna) Nil 2 Nil 1 Nil Nil CP & Berar (Nagpur) 1 Nil Nil Nil Nil 1 Madras Nil Nil Nil 1 Nil Nil Sind 1 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil NWF Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 1 Palestine 3 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Burma 1 2 Nil Nil Nil Nil Ceylon 1 Nil 1 Nil Nil Nil Eastern Africa Nil Nil 2 Nil Nil Nil Mauritius 1 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Total 23 17 13 9 2 4 This table shows that overall the number of public awqāf was almost double the number of private awqāf. The two fictitious awqāf included one ostensibly public and
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