Munambam: Samastha leaders’ intervention complicates issue
4 months, 1 week ago

Munambam: Samastha leaders’ intervention complicates issue

New Indian Express  

KOZHIKODE: The intervention of some leaders of Samastha Kerala Jem-Iyyathul Ulama, who asserted that land in dispute at Munambam is indeed waqf property, has complicated matters. After Samastha secretary Umar Faizi Mukkam indirectly blasted the IUML for its failure to come up with a clear stand, another Samastha leader said waqf land is not meant for adjustments. In an article in Suprabhatham daily on Friday, Sunni Yuvajana Sangam state secretary Mustafa Mundupara said waqf property cannot be sacrificed for ‘establishing some persons peace efforts.’ Apparently referring to Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan’s statement that Munambam is not waqf property, Mundupara asked on what basis were politicians in Kerala making such statements. There is no opposition finding a solution to the issues of the people at Munambam, but there is a growing feeling that waqf property cannot be given away so easily.

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Munambam Land Dispute| 'Issue Before Waqf Tribunal' : Kerala High Court Sets Aside Appointment Of Inquiry Commission
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1 week, 2 days 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
1 week, 2 days 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 …

Munambam Land Not Waqf Property, Deed Contains No 'Permanent Dedication' To God: Farook College Argues In Kerala High Court
1 month, 3 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
2 months 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
2 months 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 …

MP’s support to Munambam protest, Waqf amendment bill upsets UDF’s balancing act
2 months ago

MP’s support to Munambam protest, Waqf amendment bill upsets UDF’s balancing act

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: UDF partner and Kerala Congress MP Francis George’s assurance to Munambam protesters led by the Church that the party would back the amendments to the Waqf Act proposed by the Centre has landed the Opposition on a sticky wicket. Muslim League state president Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal’s visit to Christian bishops and his position that rightful people should be …

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

Tharoor urges Kerala govt to swiftly resolve Waqf land dispute in Munambam
2 months, 1 week ago

Tharoor urges Kerala govt to swiftly resolve Waqf land dispute in Munambam

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Thursday urged the Kerala government to act swiftly in resolving the Waqf land dispute in Munambam and appealed to them not to turn it into a communal issue. Residents in Cherai and Munambam in Ernakulam district allege that the "Waqf Board has been unlawfully claiming" their land and property, despite them holding registered deeds and …

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 …

‘Not waqf, Munambam land can be sold’
3 months 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 …

For Public Good: Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Against Govt Circular Suspending Change Of Farmers Land To Waqf Board
3 months, 1 week ago

For Public Good: Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Against Govt Circular Suspending Change Of Farmers Land To Waqf Board

Live Law  

Dismissing a PIL for setting aside a government circular which suspended mutation of farmers and private khata properties to the waqf board after complaints were received regarding the same, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday said that directions were issued in public interest. This court cannot go into such an aspect but they have to be adverted to individual cases …

Munambam land issue: Latin Catholic council trashes ‘waqf property’ claims
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Munambam Waqf Dispute: "Will Temporarily Protect Land Owners From Dispossession": Kerala HC Says In Plea Challenging Provisions Of Waqf Act
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

‘UDF took Munambam stand after consulting IUML leaders’: Kerala LoP V D Satheesan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘UDF took Munambam stand after consulting IUML leaders’: Kerala LoP V D Satheesan

New Indian Express  

PATHANAMTHITTA: Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan said on Monday that the UDF took a stand on the Munambam issue in consultation with senior Muslim League leaders. He also appealed to the public not to fall into the “trap of Sangh parivar”, which is highlighting the new Waqf Bill as the solution to all problems. Addressing reporters at Sannidhanam in …

Kerala's Opposition UDF divided as ally IUML insists Munambam land is Waqf
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala's Opposition UDF divided as ally IUML insists Munambam land is Waqf

India Today  

The Munambam land dispute in Kerala has triggered a difference of opinion within the Opposition, Congress-led United Democratic Front over the ownership of the land. The Indian Union Muslim League, a key ally of the Congress, has maintained that the land is Waqf property while emphasising that the residents, who have been living there for decades, should not face eviction. …

PDP demands Satheesan’s apology over controversial Munambam remark
3 months, 2 weeks ago

PDP demands Satheesan’s apology over controversial Munambam remark

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Coming down heavily on Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan for his stand on the Munambam issue, the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday demanded his apology. While addressing the residents who have been publicly protesting at Munambam, Satheesan on December 2 had said that the Munambam land is not waqf property. The leader of Opposition made such a statement …

Pinarayi Vijayan assures 'no evictions from Munambam' amid waqf land grab claim
4 months ago

Pinarayi Vijayan assures 'no evictions from Munambam' amid waqf land grab claim

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who held an online meeting on the Waqf land dispute on Saturday, assured that no one would be evicted from Munambam village. In a meeting with the Munambam Samara Samiti, Vijayan said that his government aims to resolve the Munambam issue without causing difficulties to the residents. In Cherai and Munambam villages in Ernakulam district, …

Nobody will be evicted from Munambam: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
4 months ago

Nobody will be evicted from Munambam: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/KOCHI: The government aims to resolve the issue at Munambam without evicting the residents there, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday assured the representatives of the coastal village where the Waqf Board claimed rights over the land. He made the assurance at an online meeting with the Munambam Land Protection Committee which was attended by Revenue Minister K Rajan, Law …

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

UDF driven by political interests on Munambam: Waqf protection panel
4 months ago

UDF driven by political interests on Munambam: Waqf protection panel

New Indian Express  

KOZHIKODE: Akhila Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Samithi has alleged that UDF leaders including Panakkad Syed Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal, P K Kunhalikutty and V D Satheesan have political interests in intervening in the controversial issue of the land at Munambam. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, samithi general secretary Abdul Khader Karanthur said the UDF leaders are eyeing the elections …

IUML leaders meet Christian priests in Kerala to discuss Munambam Waqf land row
4 months, 1 week ago

IUML leaders meet Christian priests in Kerala to discuss Munambam Waqf land row

India Today  

In a bid to address the Waqf land dispute in Munambam, senior leaders of the Indian Union Muslim League met with Latin Catholic Church leaders at the Varapuzha Archdiocese headquarters in Kochi on Monday. IUML state president Panakkad Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal and general secretary PK Kunhalikutty led the discussions, engaging with Archbishop Mar Joseph Kalathiparambil and 16 bishops of …

Kerala government looks at solutions as Waqf land claim row continues
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala government looks at solutions as Waqf land claim row continues

India Today  

The Kerala police used water cannons on Tuesday against BJP workers who were on a protest march towards the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram. Other cases of Waqf Board claiming land in Kerala also came to light after Kiren Rijiju shared on X the plight of, not just the 600 families living in Munambam, near Kochi, but also in northern Kerala. pic.twitter.com/HBoBo5JtQ2 …

Shobha Karandlaje alleges land mafia behind Waqf claims, promises action
4 months, 1 week ago

Shobha Karandlaje alleges land mafia behind Waqf claims, promises action

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Thursday alleged that "a powerful land mafia" is attempting to seize land from farmers and the poor under the guise of Waqf claims. Speaking to reporters after visiting Munambam in Ernakulam district, where around 600 families are protesting against Waqf land claims, Karandlaje accused the mafia of orchestrating a "land jihad". "In 1954, when …

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje says land mafia exploiting Waqf to grab land
4 months, 1 week ago

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje says land mafia exploiting Waqf to grab land

India Today  

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Thursday claimed that a “powerful land mafia” was trying to take land from farmers and the poor using false Waqf claims. She made the comments after visiting Munambam in Ernakulam district, where about 600 families are protesting against Waqf board staking a claim on the land they have been living on. “In 1954, when the …

Munambam protest: What is villagers' complaint against Waqf in Kerala?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Munambam protest: What is villagers' complaint against Waqf in Kerala?

India Today  

Protesters from Munambam, Ernakulam, met Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday demanding revenue rights over their land, claimed by the Waqf board. The Syro-Malabar Church and the Kerala Catholic Bishop Council, after the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 was introduced in Lok Sabha in August, had written to the Joint Parliamentary Committee in September, highlighting that the Waqf Board had …

Waqf row in Karnataka: Of land ownership and beyond
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Waqf row in Karnataka: Of land ownership and beyond

The Hindu  

“El Dorado” is what one could call Honawad village if one were to translate the name into Spanish. Honawad hit the headlines recently when Tejaswi Surya, MP and BJP Yuva Morcha leader, claimed that the Karnataka Waqf Board had conspired to take over 1,500 acres of land in the village and issued notices to hundreds of farmers, seeking their eviction …

INTERVIEW| Waqf Board registered Munambam property without hearing anyone: K N Unnikrishnan MLA
4 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

Correct problems regarding waqf properties, says H.D. Kumaraswamy
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Correct problems regarding waqf properties, says H.D. Kumaraswamy

The Hindu  

Warning that soon farmers will barge into the residences of the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister, Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday urged the State government to correct the problem regarding waqf properties. Stating that no files related to waqf property had come before him when he was the Chief Minister, Mr. Kumaraswamy accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of …

Waqf Land Saga: A Political Showdown Over Ownership and Control
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4 months, 3 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 …

Grabbing of Waqf properties: Mutawalli issued me threats, alleges Sunni Waqf Board caretaker
1 year, 4 months ago

Grabbing of Waqf properties: Mutawalli issued me threats, alleges Sunni Waqf Board caretaker

Hindustan Times  

Sunni Waqf Board caretaker Mabood Ahmad, who on Saturday lodged an FIR against slain Mafioso-politician Atiq Ahmed’s younger brother Kahlid Azeem aka Ashraf’s wife Zainab Fatima and six others here for illegally occupying Sunni Waqf Board land, selling plots from it, on Sunday alleged that Mutawalli Mohd Asiyam, who was also named in the FIR, had threatened him when he …

Haryana’s Waqf Board gets embroiled in land scam allegations
7 years, 8 months ago

Haryana’s Waqf Board gets embroiled in land scam allegations

Op India  

The Manohar Lal Khattar led Haryana government has reportedly got involved in a tussle with the state Waqf board, which is facing accusation of mismanagement and has also denied information to the various RTI queries directed towards it. The Haryana government’s information commission has reportedly found the first appellate authority of the Waqf board guilty of hiding facts from the …

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