Kochi: In a landmark judgment, the Kerala High Court has ruled that the disputed Munambam land does not qualify as waqf property, reaffirming that the land was given as a gift to Farooq College and not permanently dedicated to any religious endowment. The ruling marks a decisive end to a prolonged legal battle over the ownership and classification of the land.

The Division Bench, while considering the appeal filed by the state government, observed that the 1950 agreement pertaining to the Munambam land was not a permanent religious dedication to God. Instead, it was a conveyance made in favour of Farooq College as a gift. The court further clarified that the land in question does not fall under any provision of the Waqf Act, thereby rejecting the argument that it should be treated as waq

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