HC questions govt.’s authority to appoint commission on Munambam land issue
1 month, 2 weeks ago

HC questions govt.’s authority to appoint commission on Munambam land issue

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Monday adjourned to February 6 for further arguments a writ petition filed by the Kerala Waqf Land Samrakshana Vedi challenging a government order appointing the Ramachandran Nair commission to go into the Munambam land issue. When the petition came up for hearing, Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas asked whether the government could appoint a commission to inquire into the land issue when there was a judicial finding that it was a Waqf land. The court also pointed out that the terms of reference of the commission says that it has been appointed to protect the interest of the bona fide occupants of the land. “Some take law into their hands, launch agitations, and the government calls them as bona fide occupiers.” The court also said it was a private dispute between the occupants of the land and persons to whom it originally belonged.

Court Waqf Waqf Property Munambam Land  authority  questions  fide  college  commission  waqf  occupants  property  appoint  court  hc  issue  order  bona  munambam  land  govts

History of this topic

Munambam Land Dispute| 'Issue Before Waqf Tribunal' : Kerala High Court Sets Aside Appointment Of Inquiry Commission
Trending News
2 days, 14 hours ago

Munambam Land Dispute| 'Issue Before Waqf Tribunal' : Kerala High Court Sets Aside Appointment Of Inquiry Commission

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Monday allowed the petition challenging the appointment of Inquiry Commission to find a permanent solution in the dispute between the Munambam residents and the Waqf Board. "However, as the issue is in consideration before the Waqf Tribunal, even if the dispute creates any issues of public order, still recourse to the Provisions of the Commission …

Kerala High Court scraps state judicial panel to look into Munambam Waqf land dispute
2 days, 19 hours ago

Kerala High Court scraps state judicial panel to look into Munambam Waqf land dispute

India Today  

In a setback to the Kerala government, the High Court has set aside the judicial commission appointed by the state in the Munambam Waqf land dispute. The Kerala government appointed the judicial commission, led by former High Court Justice CN Ramachandran Nair, in November last year. The dispute revolves around land in Munambam, Ernakulam, where more than 600 families, mostly …

HC adjourns hearing on pleas against Munambam commission
3 weeks, 5 days ago

HC adjourns hearing on pleas against Munambam commission

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Friday adjourned to February 25 the hearing on writ petitions challenging the State government’s order appointing an inquiry commission, headed by former High Court judge C.N. They contended that the land dedicated to the Waqf Board cannot be alienated without the Board’s sanction and that the occupants of the land in Munambam were rank trespassers. …

Munambam Land Not Waqf Property, Deed Contains No 'Permanent Dedication' To God: Farook College Argues In Kerala High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Munambam Land Not Waqf Property, Deed Contains No 'Permanent Dedication' To God: Farook College Argues In Kerala High Court

Live Law  

Farook College, which is embroiled in Munambam land dispute with Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Vedhi, a registered society which works to protect Waqf properties in the state, has claimed before the Kerala High Court that the lands in question are not Waqf property.The land was given by Siddiq Sait to Farook College in 1950. Farook College, which is embroiled in Munambam …

HC questions govt. decision to appoint commission on Munambam land issue
1 month, 3 weeks ago

HC questions govt. decision to appoint commission on Munambam land issue

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Friday asked how the State government can appoint a commission headed by former High Court Judge C.N. Ramachandran Nair to inquire into the Munambam land issue when a civil court had already decreed it to be a Waqf property and the High Court confirming the order later. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas made the oral observation …

Munambam Land Dispute : Kerala High Court Questions Commission's Power To Examine Court Declarations On Waqf, Says It's Inclined To Stay
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Munambam Land Dispute : Kerala High Court Questions Commission's Power To Examine Court Declarations On Waqf, Says It's Inclined To Stay

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court today questioned the authority of the State-appointed Commission to inquire into the Munambam land dispute between the locals and the Waqf Board, when the property was declared to be a waqf in judicial proceedings.Dealing with a petition filed by Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Vedhi, a registered society which works to protect Waqf properties in the state,. The …

Kerala HC judge recuses himself from hearing plea against constitution of commission on Munambam issue
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kerala HC judge recuses himself from hearing plea against constitution of commission on Munambam issue

The Hindu  

Dias of the Kerala High Court on Thursday recused himself from hearing a writ petition challenging the State government’s order appointing an inquiry commission headed by former High Court judge C.N. The petitioner said that the State government had no power or authority to appoint a Commission of Inquiry to find a fact which had already been found in existence …

Not A State Subject: Waqf Protection Organization Moves Kerala HC Against Appointment Of Inquiry Commission In Munambam Land Dispute
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Not A State Subject: Waqf Protection Organization Moves Kerala HC Against Appointment Of Inquiry Commission In Munambam Land Dispute

Live Law  

Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Vedhi, a registered society which works for protecting Waqf properties in the state, has approached the Kerala High Court challenging the state government's notification appointing a Commission of Inquiry into the Munambam land dispute case. Meanwhile the state government by its November 27, 2024 notification appointed the Commission after opinion that the same was necessary for the …

Waqf Board urges judicial commission to protect Munambam property occupants ‘without causing loss to Waqf’
2 months, 1 week ago

Waqf Board urges judicial commission to protect Munambam property occupants ‘without causing loss to Waqf’

The Hindu  

The Kerala Waqf Board has urged the C.N. Ramachandran Nair Judicial Commission on the Munambam land dispute to recommend to the government to take steps to “protect the interests of the persons occupying the Waqf property without causing loss to the Waqf.” The board, asserting that the holding was a Waqf, suggested that the commission issue directions to survey the …

UP: 78% of land claimed by Waqf Board is government land, JPC informed by Yogi Govt
2 months, 1 week ago

UP: 78% of land claimed by Waqf Board is government land, JPC informed by Yogi Govt

Op India  

The government of Uttar Pradesh has informed the Joint Parliamentary Committee that 78% of the land in UP that the state Waqf Board is claiming own actually belongs to the government and the Waqf Board has no legal ownership rights on it. As per reports, Monika Garg, the Additional Chief Secretary of the Minority Welfare Commission of the UP government, …

‘Not waqf, Munambam land can be sold’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Not waqf, Munambam land can be sold’

New Indian Express  

Commission to visit Munambam on January 4 When contacted, the management committee members preferred not to make any comment, but reliable sources confirmed the visit. Till date, Farook College authorities have been maintaining that the Munambam land issue was sub-judice and they would make their stance public only after the judicial procedures were over. The commission has already issued notices …

Munambam land issue: Latin Catholic council trashes ‘waqf property’ claims
3 months, 1 week ago

Munambam land issue: Latin Catholic council trashes ‘waqf property’ claims

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Kerala Region Latin Catholic Council has reiterated its position that the land purchased by 610 families in the Munambam-Kadapuram area is not waqf land. “It is unequivocally clear from the provisions of the Waqf Act that existed at the time when the land was acquired by Farook College and the contents of the legal document for transfer that the …

HC adjourns hearing on pleas against eviction from Munambam land
3 months, 1 week ago

HC adjourns hearing on pleas against eviction from Munambam land

The Hindu  

Even as the hearing on pleas against the move to evict families from the land in Munambam in the name of Waqf land was adjourned to December 17, the High Court orally observed on Tuesday that it is inclined to pass an interim order not to dispossess them till they file a civil suit or obtain an interim stay from …

Munambam Waqf Dispute: "Will Temporarily Protect Land Owners From Dispossession": Kerala HC Says In Plea Challenging Provisions Of Waqf Act
3 months, 1 week ago

Munambam Waqf Dispute: "Will Temporarily Protect Land Owners From Dispossession": Kerala HC Says In Plea Challenging Provisions Of Waqf Act

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday orally remarked that it could give interim protection from dispossession to the residents of disputed Waqf land at Kochi's Munambam. However, the petitioner argued that as per Section 107 of the Waqf Act, a waqf property can be recovered even after many years. They also submitted that the Waqf Act does not have a …

Munambam: Panel must not delay resolution
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Munambam: Panel must not delay resolution

New Indian Express  

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 …

Waqf Board Explainer: How much land it owns, its powers, what the govt wants to change and other questions answered
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Waqf Board Explainer: How much land it owns, its powers, what the govt wants to change and other questions answered

Hindustan Times  

The Waqf Bill, 2024, aimed at amending the Wakf Act, 1995 - a law governing Waqf boards to ensure more accountability and transparency in their functioning and mandatory inclusion of women in these bodies, has drawn the ire of the Muslim community. HT examines the Waqf Amendment Bill, how much property do the Waqf boards own, the litigation and controversy …

Waqf Board Explainer: How much land it owns, its powers, what the govt wants to change and other questions answered
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Waqf Board Explainer: How much land it owns, its powers, what the govt wants to change and other questions answered

Hindustan Times  

The Waqf Bill, 2024, aimed at amending the Wakf Act, 1995 - a law governing Waqf boards to ensure more accountability and transparency in their functioning and mandatory inclusion of women in these bodies, has drawn the ire of the Muslim community. HT examines the Waqf Amendment Bill, how much property do the Waqf boards own, the litigation and controversy …

Kerala government sets up judicial panel to resolve Munambam Waqf land dispute
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala government sets up judicial panel to resolve Munambam Waqf land dispute

India Today  

In a move to address the land dispute between residents and the Kerala Waqf Board in Munambam, the Kerala government decided to appoint a judicial commission to investigate the matter. The decision was made at a high-level meeting convened by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, which also included Law Minister P Rajeev and Waqf board officials. Their legal rights will be …

Kerala government sets up judicial panel to resolve Munambam Waqf land dispute
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala government sets up judicial panel to resolve Munambam Waqf land dispute

India Today  

In a move to address the land dispute between residents and the Kerala Waqf Board in Munambam, the Kerala government decided to appoint a judicial commission to investigate the matter. The decision was made at a high-level meeting convened by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, which also included Law Minister P Rajeev and Waqf board officials. Their legal rights will be …

Kerala govt has the right to acquire Munambam land, says former district judge
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala govt has the right to acquire Munambam land, says former district judge

New Indian Express  

KOZHIKODE: The state government has the powers to acquire the disputed land in Munambam and hand it over to the people who purchased it, said M A Nisar, former district judge and law secretary, whose report on waqf properties is at the centre of all discussions. “Invoking Section 91 of the Waqf Act, which bestows power on the government to …

Kerala government should reclaim waqf land, says protection panel
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala government should reclaim waqf land, says protection panel

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: At a time when people residing in the controversial land in Munambam want the authorities to settle issues related to their property. The Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Samithi has taken a clear stand that the state government should reclaim the waqf land and utilise it for the original purpose for which it was handed over to Farook College authorities. Addressing …

INTERVIEW| Waqf Board registered Munambam property without hearing anyone: K N Unnikrishnan MLA
4 months, 1 week ago

INTERVIEW| Waqf Board registered Munambam property without hearing anyone: K N Unnikrishnan MLA

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: As many as 610 families, mostly poor fisherfolk, in Munambam are locked in a life and death battle after the Waqf Board claimed right on over 404 acres of land that they called home for decades. In an interaction with TNIE, K N Unnikrishnan, the CPM MLA from Vypeen, under which Munambam falls, says a major drawback in the …

Will stand with people of Munambam: CM Pinarayi Vijayan
4 months, 1 week ago

Will stand with people of Munambam: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

New Indian Express  

‘No party given right to represent Muslims on Munambam issue’ Satheesan had said the land could not be considered Waqf property on three counts: certain conditions are attached in the original deed, people were living in the area before the land was declared as Waqf’s and certain portions of it were sold. Satheesan is either unaware of the facts or …

Munambam land dispute in Kerala: 'Waqf property' claims threaten livelihoods and ownership rights of 600 Hindu and Christian families
4 months, 1 week ago

Munambam land dispute in Kerala: 'Waqf property' claims threaten livelihoods and ownership rights of 600 Hindu and Christian families

Op India  

The Munambam waqf land dispute has led to protests and political debates in Kerala. Around 600 Christian and Hindu families are opposing the Kerala State Waqf Board’s claim over 404 acres of land in the Munambam suburb of the Ernakulam district in Kerala. Dispute origins and historical background The Munambam waqf land dispute revolves around 404 acres of land in …

Munambam land issue will be handled through legal channels: Waqf Board head
4 months, 1 week ago

Munambam land issue will be handled through legal channels: Waqf Board head

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Waqf Board chairman M K Sakeer has finally spoken out on the Munambam land issue, stating that it will be handled through legal channels. ‘Many Waqf properties encroached upon, Munambam just the start’ Sakeer said a process has been initiated to identify the properties registered as that of Waqf. “Many Waqf properties in Kerala have been encroached upon,” he …

Waqf Land Saga: A Political Showdown Over Ownership and Control
Trending News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Waqf Land Saga: A Political Showdown Over Ownership and Control

India Today  

Karnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has withdrawn eviction notices against farmers involved in Waqf property disputes, adding a new dimension to the ongoing controversy. The issue gained national attention when farmers in Honwada village received such notices, sparking a heated political and social debate. The government has pledged to withdraw the controversial notices and amend the land records, but the situation …

'Will Never Let Them Take Our Land': In Tamil Nadu's Veppur, Waqf Board's Claim Puts Locals' Future On the Line
2 years, 1 month ago

'Will Never Let Them Take Our Land': In Tamil Nadu's Veppur, Waqf Board's Claim Puts Locals' Future On the Line

News 18  

Fifty-six-year-old Ramesh is distraught. Ramesh’s father and uncle had purchased 3.76 acres of land in Veppur village in Ranipet district in 1980. Two days later, the collector’s office issued a press statement that the land belongs to the Waqf Board. Those who lost their lands say they were asked to submit original documents of the land registered since the 1950s. …

Waqf Board Land Worth Millions Confiscated in Kerala
3 years, 3 months ago

Waqf Board Land Worth Millions Confiscated in Kerala

News 18  

The Waqf Board’s assets in Kerala worth million were confiscated. More than 50 acres of Waqf land in the name of Thathoor Juma Masjid in Kozhikode has been encroached upon by private individuals and church officials. Ironically, the Waqf Board has turned a blind eye to the land encroachment issue, despite numerous news reports on misappropriation of crores worth Waqf …

Discover Related