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2026 Supreme(Ker) 777

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
ANIL K. NARENDRAN, MURALEE KRISHNA S., JJ
YOOSEF. C. M – Appellant
Versus
KERALA STATE WAQF BOARD – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.K.M.FIROZ, SMT.M.SHAJNA
For the Respondents: SRI.R.O.MUHAMED SHEMEEM, SMT.NASEEHA BEEGUM P.S.

Table of Content
1. challenge to madrassa construction order (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. arguments against appellants' objections (Para 4)
3. legal interpretation of waqf property registration (Para 5 , 10 , 14 , 15)
4. court's evaluation of evidence and arguments (Para 6 , 8 , 12 , 16)
5. dismissal of the appeal (Para 17)

JUDGMENT

Muralee Krishna S., J.

Petitioners in W.O.A.No.194 of 2025 on the file of the Waqf Tribunal, Kozhikode (‘the Tribunal’ for short), filed this M.F.A.(WAQF) invoking the provisions under Section 83 (9) of the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act , 1995, as amended by the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 (‘the Waqf Act’ for short), challenging the order dated 14.01.2026 passed by the Tribunal in I.A.No.1 of 2025 filed in that W.O.A.

2. As per the pleadings in this M.F.A.(WAQF), the appellants are persons interested in Waqf and Waqf properties managed by Puttanikkadu Mahallu Juma Masjid Committee. They are the general body members and Mahallu members of the said Juma Masjid Committee, which is arrayed as the 2nd respondent in this M.F.A(WAQF). The appellants filed W.O.A.No.194 of 2025 before the Tribunal, challenging the order of the 1st respondent

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