Overview

• A Division Bench of Justices S.A. Dharmadhikari and Syam Kumar V.M. on October 10 allowed two state appeals that revived a government inquiry into the Munambam dispute.
• The 1950 deed by Mohammed Siddique Sait to Farook College was found to be a simple gift rather than a waqf because it lacked permanent dedication and allowed sale or transfer.
• The court condemned the Kerala Waqf Board’s 2019 move as unlawful and a “land‑grabbing tactic,” though it declined to formally quash the Board’s orders.
• The single‑member commission headed by Justice C.N. Ramachandran Nair can proceed to gather facts and recommend solutions for bona fide occupants, with the state free to consider implementation in accordance with law.
• The case affects roughly 600 families whose tax and mutation rights were disrupted, and proceedings before the Waqf Tribunal continue alongside the commission’s work.