New Delhi: Terming as “bad in law” the state waqf board’s declaration of nearly 400 acres of disputed land as waqf property, seven decades after it was privately gifted, the Kerala High Court observed Friday that it cannot permit a “belated and fanciful exercise of power”.

The high court described the board’s move as a “land-grabbing” tactic, and observed that the state government has the power to investigate its actions.

“The court, obligated to act under the Constitution, especially in a secular country like India, cannot permit such a belated and fanciful exercise of power,” the division bench of Justices S.A. Dharmadhikari and Syam Kumar V.M. said, refusing approval to arbitrary declaration of land as waqf. Show Full Article

Under Islamic law, waqf refers to permanent dedication of

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