கர்நாடக வக்பு போர்டு கூற காங்கிரஸ் அரசு 650 விவசாயிகளின் 2,223 ஏக்கர் நிலத்தை தன்னுடையது என நோட்டீஸ்

Karnataka Waqf Board notices to landowners in Karnataka's Gokak, asks to furnish details of ownership   Raju Gavali Last Updated : 25 March 2026

Revenue inspector has issued the notices as earlier Waqf Board had claims on the lands.

 Belagavi: Gokak Tahsildar office has issued notices to 650 landowners in Gokak town and surrounding after Waqf Board had earlier claimed that the properties belonged to them. Landowners who have purchased the properties were in shock as they have purchased properties after due verification.

Landowners from Maratha Galli, Ambiger Galli in the town and Shinglapur, Prabha Nagar and other areas have been issued notices for lands about 2,223 acres and have been asked to furnish details of ownership and properties related transactions made.

Gokak Tahsildar Mohan Bhasme told DH that the notices have been issued to the landowners as per the directives of Karnataka Board for Waqf. Revenue inspector has issued the notices as earlier Waqf Board had claims on the lands. We are verifying the landowners. In the year 2012 too, similar notices were issued and landowners had submitted all documents for verification.

 District Waqf Advisory Committee Member Shabbir Ahmed Jamadar said, lands in Gokak had been recorded as Waqf properties in the year 1968. Landowners had challenged them and the court verdicts had come in their favour. Waqf Law Committee was referred the matter and it has been pending since 1994.

Waqf Act was amended in the year 2025 and Ummeed portal has been launched by Union Minority Affairs Ministry for verification of Waqf properties. People can create login-id and submit details on the portal. Hasansab Peerzade of Jalal Bhukhari Trust has uploaded the list of waqf properties in Gokak in the portal and they were being verified if they were actual properties or typo errors. Those who have been issued notices should submit details of the documents of their ownership, he said.

Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/waqf-board-notices-to-landowners-in-karnatakas-gokak-asks-to-furnish-details-of-ownership-3944656

In late March 2026, the Karnataka Board of Waqfs issued notices to 650 landowners in the Gokak region of Belagavi district, involving approximately 2,223 acres of land. This recent development follows a similar statewide controversy in late 2024, where thousands of acres were claimed by the board before the government ordered the withdrawal of those notices. 

Current Situation in Gokak (March 2026)

• Targeted Areas: Notices were served to landowners in 
  Maratha Galli
   and 
  Ambiger Galli
   within Gokak town, as well as in surrounding areas like 
  Shinglapur
   and 
  Prabha Nagar
  .
• Request for Proof: The revenue inspector issued these notices as the Waqf Board had previously laid claim to these lands. Owners are now required to furnish ownership details and documentation for all property transactions.
• Landowner Reaction: Many residents expressed shock, stating they had purchased the properties only after conducting due verification. 

Context of the 2024 Controversy

The recent notices mirror a major dispute from October and November 2024, which primarily focused on the 

Vijayapura district

. 

• Original Claim: In 2024, nearly 1,200 to 1,500 acres in Honavada village were erroneously marked as Waqf property.
• Government U-Turn: Following widespread farmer protests and political pressure, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ordered the immediate withdrawal of all such notices. Officials clarified that an error in a 1974 gazette notification had caused the confusion and that only 11 acres actually belonged to the Waqf Board.
• Administrative Halt: On November 9, 2024, the state government formally halted all land mutation processes related to Waqf claims and warned officials of disciplinary action for issuing unauthorised notices.