Respondents 2 to 6 in W.O.A.No.40 of 2019 on the file of the Wakf Tribunal, Kozhikode have filed this M.F.A(Waqf), invoking the provisions under sub-section (9) of Section 83 of the Waqf Act, 1995 , which was re-named as the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 (for brevity ‘the 1995 Act’), vide Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, challenging the order dated 20.01.2026 of the Tribunal in that W.O.A, which was one filed by the 1^st respondent herein, invoking the provisions under sub-section (2) of of the 1995 Act, challenging the order dated 17.10.2006 of the 3^rd respondent Kerala State Waqf Board.

2. The Tribunal, by the impugned order dated

20.01.2026, allowed W.O.A.No.40 of 2019. Paragraphs 19 and also the last paragraph of that order read thus;

“19. The learned counsel for the applicant argued that the 1^st respondent Waqf Board failed to comply Section 32 (1) of the Waqf Act as well, wherein it is specifically provided that “in exercising its powers under this Act in respect of any waqf, the Board shall