The contentious Munambam land row has reached the Supreme Court after the Waqf Protection Committee filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) naming the state government and the Kerala Waqf Board as respondents. The committee seeks to overturn the Kerala High Court verdict that declared the land was not Waqf property.

Appeal challenges High Court intervention

The Waqf Protection Committee argues that the Munambam land matter was already before the Tribunal, and the High Court should not have intervened while the case was under its consideration. The fresh appeal urges the Supreme Court to examine whether the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction.

High Court’s previous rulings

A Single Bench of the High Court had earlier ruled that the Munambam land was Waqf property. This prompted petitioners to approach the Division Bench seeking a review of the decision. The Division Bench later held that a 1950 document showed the land had been donated to Farook College with a clause allowing it to be reclaimed. Citing this clause, the Bench concluded that the land had ceased to be Waqf property.

Disputing this reasoning, the Waqf Protection Committee has now moved the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the Division Bench judgment and restore its claim over the property.