Overview
- An interim order by Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan stays only the High Court’s declaration that the property is not Waqf land.
- The bench ordered maintenance of the status quo on the 404.76-acre tract and issued notice, listing the case in the week commencing January 27, 2026.
- The ruling does not halt the one-member Judicial Commission led by Justice C. N. Ramachandran Nair, whose report has been submitted to the Kerala government.
- The petition by Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Vedi argues the High Court exceeded its remit on issues reserved for the Waqf Tribunal, where related proceedings are pending.
- The dispute traces to a 1950 deed transferring the land to Farook College and a 2019 Waqf Board registration, with residents—described as about 600 families—saying they were unheard and fear eviction.