The Waqf Tribunal asked the Keral State Waqf Council on Saturday to explain its legal right to oppose the residents of Munammam to file the WAQF property against the decision of the Board of Directors.
Two residents of Munambam have filed petitions trying to submit as part of the case. While Farook College, the main petitioner in this case, agreed, the WAQF Council opposed it. The Tribunal questioned the opinion of the Board of Directors, when the petitioner had no objections and planned another hearing on April 3.
The problem of Munambam includes the claim of 600 families in Munambam in the Ernakulam district to 404 acres of land that the WAQF Board declares that it is the property of WAQF. Families lived on the land for generations, but had no legal acts that would claim it.
Eventually they bought it from Farook College at the age of 60.
However, the management did not publish that the soil they sold was a WAQF property based on the WAQF document registered in 1950. Omission became the basis of disputes. Later, the WAQF Council questioned Faroook College’s right to sell real estate without the consent of the Board of Directors.
In 2009, the government appointed the Nissar Commission to deal with this question. The Commission has submitted a report that it states that Munambam countries were the property of WAQF and considered the sale to Farook College illegal.
Published – 29 March 2025 21:10
