Synopsis: The Kerala High Court ruled that the 1950 Munambam endowment is a gift deed, not a Waqf, lacking permanent dedication. The court criticized the Kerala Waqf Board’s 2019 declaration as “land grabbing” after a 69-year delay, deeming it arbitrary. The state isn’t bound by this declaration, and a government inquiry commission was upheld to address the dispute involving 600 families.

In a landmark ruling that offers major relief to hundreds of families whose lives have long been in limbo, the Kerala High Court has held that the 1950 Munambam endowment executed by Mohammed Siddique Sait in favour of the Farooq College Managing Committee is not a Waqf deed but a simple gift deed.

The Division Bench ruled that the deed lacked the “permanent dedication” required to constitute a Waqf un

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