M.P. Ismail v. Kerala State Waqf Board
Case brief
What is this about?
Kerala High Court at Ernakulam, WP(C) No. 6463 of 2025, decided 18.03.2025 (Amit Rawal and K.V. Jayakumar, JJ.). Former Secretary and Treasurer of Mangad Noorul Hidaya Committee challenge Wakf Board orders Exts.P1 (13.11.2024) and P4 (18.12.2024) releasing Rs.18,20,000/- for renovation and Rs.1,10,00,000/- for reconstruction of Masjid partly demolished for National Highway widening; Divisional Officer reports 07.10.2024 and 06.12.2024; Board decisions 05.11.2024 and 10.12.2024; election petition pending before Tribunal; argument of squandering Wakf funds held unsustainable; writ petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The argument that the two different orders passed by increasing the amount are an attempt to squander away the money of the Wakf Board is not sustainable, as both orders are on different heads based upon the reports of the Divisional Officer, and neither those reports nor the decision of the Board sanctioning the amounts dated 05.11.2024 and 10.12.2024 have been challenged.