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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 14858

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Anil K. Narendran, J
SAYYED SHAIKOYA – Appellant
Versus
THE LAKSHADWEEP STATE WAQF BOARD – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: M.P.RAMNATH, P.RAJESH, K.J.SEBASTIAN, M.VARGHESE VARGHESE, UMA R.KAMATH, S.SANDHYA, BEPIN PAUL, SHALU VARGHESE, ANTONY THARIAN, SHANTHI JOHN
For the Respondents: R.V.SREEJITH, SAIBY JOSE KIDANGOOR, P.M.MOHAMMED SALIH, PRAMITHA AUGUSTINE, AFSANA KHAN, SREERAJ S. RAJARAM, ANNA PAUL, ADARSH PADMANABHAN, AMAL DILEEP, VICTOR JOSEPH

Table of Content
1. writ petition basis and preliminary observations. (Para 1 , 2)
2. arguments regarding maintainability and legal provisions. (Para 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 8)
3. discussion on maintainability of this writ petition. (Para 5)
4. legal implications of functioning tribunal. (Para 9)
5. ratio decidendi regarding tribunal functioning and writ jurisdiction. (Para 11)

JUDGMENT

Anil K. Narendran, J.

The petitioner has filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of certiorari to quash Ext.P9 order dated 12.02.2026 of the Lakshadweep State Waqf Board, whereby the 5th respondent, E. P. Attakoya Thangal has been reinstated as Muthawalli of Ujarapalli, Amini Island (which is a Waqf registered with the 1st respondent Lakshadweep State Waqf Board), purely as an interim arrangement to ensure continuity and orderly administration of the Waqf institution. In the said order, it is made clear that the said permission is granted without prejudice to the rights, claims and contentions of the parties and shall remain strictly subject to the final decision rendered by the Waqf Board in Ext.P1 petition, i.e., W.C.No.4 of 2015 pending before the Lakshadweep Stat

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