IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.V.BHATTI &

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BASANT BALAJI TUESDAY, THE 22^ND DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022 / 3RD PHALGUNA, 1943 CRP(WAKF) NO. 33 OF 2021 WOS 23/2019 OF WAKF TRIBUNAL, KOZHIKODE PETITIONER/S:

1 V.A.KUNHI POCKER HAJI AGED 67 YEARS S/O.KUNHALI HAJI, RESIDING AT VELLACHALIL HOUSE, NADAPURAM, KUMMANKOD AMSOM, KAKKAMVELLY DESOM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT

2 POCKER AKKARAL,AGED 64 YEARS S/O.AMMED, RESIDING AT 'THAIKANDI', P.O.PURAMERI, PURAMERI AMSOM, PURAMERI DESOM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT

3 EROTH MOIDU HAJI,AGED 68 YEARS RESIDING AT 'EROTH', P.O.NADAPURAM, KUMMANKODE AMSOM AND DESOM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT.

4 T.POCKU HAJI,AGED 53 YEARS S/O.ANDRU KARUVARIYIL, RESIDING AT 'THAYAMBATH', P.O.NADAPURAM, KUMMANKOD AMSOM KAKKAMVELLY DESOM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT.

5 K.ASHRAF,AGED 47 YEARS S/O.POCKER HAJI, RESIDING AT 'KOYILOTH', P.O.NADAPURAM, KUMMANKOD AMSOM KAKKAMVELLY DESOM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT.

BY ADVS.

K.M.FIROZ C.IJLAL UMMUL FIDA RESPONDENT/S:

1 NADAPURAM JUMA MASJID PARIPALANA COMMITTEE REP.BY ITS SECRETARY C.V.ZUBAIR, S/O.AMMEDKUTTY, AGED 46 YEARS, RESIDING AT CHEERACHAMVEETTIL, KUMMANKOD AMSOM, KAKKAMVELLY DESOM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT 673 504

2 C.V.ZUBAIR,S/O.AMMEDKUTTY, AGED 46 YEARS, NADAPURAM JUMA MASJID PARIPALANA COMMITTEE, RESIDING AT CHEERACHAMVEETTIL, KUMMANKOD AMSOM, KAKKAMVELLY DESOM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT 673 504

3 K.M.KUNHABDULLA,AGED 67 YEARS S/O.ANDRU, PRESIDENT NADAPURAM JUMA MASJID PARIPALANA COMMITTEE, RESIDING AT KIZHAKKE MADATHIL, NADAPURAM P.O., IYYANGODE AMSOM, NADAPURAM DESOM, VATAKARA TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT 673 504

4 K.V.AMMAD,AGED 56 YEARS S/O.KUNHABDULLA HAJI, RESIDING AT KIZHAKKEVEETTILE HOUSE, IYYAMKODE AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT

673 504

5 K.V.MOIDU,AGED 52 YEARS S/O.KUNHABDULLA HAJI, RESIDING AT KIZHAKKEVEETTILE HOUSE, IYYAMKODE AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT

673 504

6 K.V.KUNHALI,AGED 50 YEARS S/O.KUNHABDULLA HAJI, RESIDING AT KIZHAKKEVEETTILE HOUSE, IYYAMKODE AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT

673 504

7 K.V.ABDULRAHIMAN,AGED 47 YEARS S/O.KUNHABDULLA HAJI, RESIDING AT KIZHAKKEVEETTILE HOUSE, IYYAMKODE AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT

673 504

8 KERALA STATE WAQF BOARD KALOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, KERALA 682 017

9 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KERALA STATE WAQF BOARD, KALOOR, COCHIN, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, KERALA 682 017 BY ADV SHRI.JAMSHEED HAFIZ, SC, WAQF BOARD OTHER PRESENT:

SC JAMSHEED HAFIZ THIS CRP (WAKF ACT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

22.02.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

S.V.BHATTI & BASANT BALAJI, JJ.

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ORDER (Dated this the 22^nd day of February 2022)

Basant Balaji J. , The petitioners are the plaintiffs in W.O.S. No.23 of

2019 on the files of the Wakf Tribunal, Kozhikode and the respondents are the defendants therein.

2. The plaintiffs filed the suit for an injunction restraining the defendants from committing any acts of obliteration or conversion, slitting of the burial ground, craving trenches, putting up walls, removal of Meezan stones and from reducing the area of burial ground and also for mandatory injunction directing defendants and their men to remove the laterite wall separating to the extent. The defendants hurriedly carried out and restored the graveyard to its original position.

3. The Wakf Tribunal issued notice to the defendants and defendant Nos.1 to 3 jointly filed written statement denying the averments in the plaint. Defendant Nos.4 to 7 also filed written statement denying the averments in the plaint and contending that they have not committed any act of obliterating the burial tombs.

4. Three witnesses were examined on the side plaintiffs and Exhibits were marked. During the trial of the case, defendant Nos.1 to 3 filed a petition questioning the maintainability of the suit contending that a suit for injunction is not maintainable under Section 83 of the Wakf