Munambam: Panel must not delay resolution
The Kerala government has set up a judicial commission to resolve the vexed land dispute in coastal Munambam in Ernakulam district where 600-odd families are fighting the Waqf board’s claims over properties they say belonged to them for generations. While the government has maintained residents with valid documents will not be evicted and the Waqf board has been directed not to issue further notices, the concern is the creation of the judicial commission will further delay a resolution. The practice of setting up judicial commissions to address contentious issues has become a norm in Kerala and most commissions have only served to delay solutions, dragging on for years with multiple extensions at taxpayers’ expense. The dispute has a history dating back to 1902, when the king of Travancore leased 404 acres of land and 60 acres of water to Abdul Sattar Musa Haji Seth of the Kutchi Memons who had migrated to Kerala in the 19th century.
Kerala government sets up judicial panel to resolve Munambam Waqf land dispute
Kerala government sets up judicial panel to resolve Munambam Waqf land dispute
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