Kochi: Staying Kerala High Court’s verdict declaring Munambam property as non Waqf land, the Supreme Court ordered maintaining quo in the matter till January 27, media reports said.
However, the division bench of the Apex Court did not stay Kerala High Court order upholding the State Government’s decision to appoint a one-member Commission of Inquiry to examine the status and extent of a 404.76-acre property in Munambam.
The Court passed the interim order while issuing notice on a Special Leave Petition filed by the Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Vedi against the High Court’s verdict.
The writ petition challenged only the State’s constitution of the inquiry commission and the issues related to the validity of the Waqf deed, and the nature of the land are exclusively within the domain of the Waqf Tribunal.
SC stays HC verdict on Munambam
