Munambam land is not Waqf property, rules Kerala HC

In a major development, the Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has ruled that the disputed land in Munambam in Ernakulam district is not Waqf property, overturning an earlier decision by a Single Bench.

- AM Abdussalam

The Division Bench of Justices SA Dharmadhikari and Syam Kumar VM observed that, based on a 1950 document, the land in question was donated to Farook College, Feroke, and the inclusion of a reversion clause in the deed meant that it ceased to be Waqf property once the conditions for repossession were triggered. The earlier ruling by a Single Bench of the High Court had ruled the Munambam land as Waqf property and had maintained that any move regarding it must proceed under the Waqf Act.