Central portal for Waqf properties offers data upload facility, says Kerala board

The Kerala State Waqf Board has informed the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs that the Central Waqf Property Portal offers facilities for the State Boards to upload property details.

Rejecting allegations that the board had illegally uploaded details of the disputed Munambam property, CM Manju, director general in charge of the Kerala board, pointed out in her final report that the portal had “enabling provisions and technical features to enable direct entry of property details by the board”.

The Waqf Board meeting on Wednesday approved the final report for submission to the ministry.

Details of the controversial Munambam Waqf property have been uploaded to meet legal requirements and no “new registrations, record amendments, court orders on ownership or declaration of rights” have been shared regarding the property. When sharing information, details of ongoing litigation, including court proceedings, were expressly made subject to the outcome of such proceedings, she noted.

Earlier, Chief Minister VD Satheesan, BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a section of the Church and residents of Munambam holding had opposed the uploading of the information.

The Board claimed that only those Waqf-related data available in the statutory Waqf Register maintained by the Board were shared.

Muhammed Siddique Sait’s Waqf was registered with the board in 2019 after it was found that the holding was a Waqf property. The board had to register the property as a Waqf after its Mutawalli, the governing committee of Farook College, failed to apply for its registration. The registration process was done after proper enquiry, conducting evidence and after finding that it was a Waqf property, according to the reply.

The board also recalled a government order dated 27 November 2024 appointing former Supreme Court judge CN Ramachandran Nair as a commission of inquiry to find a solution to the Munambam dispute. The government order also stated that the Munambam property was a Waqf property, the board claimed.

It also argued that its actions were intended in good faith and solely to ensure compliance with the legal mandate under the UMEED Act.

Published – 17 Jun 2026 20:59 IST