Published on : 10 Oct 2025, 8:12 am 5 min read

In a significant judgment, the Kerala High Court on Friday observed that the Kerala Waqf Board's 2019 decision to declare disputed property in Munambam as a waqf was bad in law [ State of Kerala v. Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Vedhi ].

A Division Bench of Justices SA Dharmadhikari and Justice Syam Kumar VM made the observation while setting aside a single judge's order that had earlier quashed the State government's formation of an inquiry commission to examine the rights of around 600 families facing eviction after a property at Munambam was declared to be a waqf.

The single-judge had opined that the Commission lacked legal authority to intervene in matters already adjudicated or pending under the Waqf Act, 1995, by the

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