#Waqf Tribunal

The Kerala High Court has ruled that challenges to Waqf Tribunal orders - even interlocutory ones - must be raised only through the statutory appeal under Section 83(9) of the Waqf Act, 1995, and not via Article 227 writ jurisdiction. This clarifies that the Tribunal’s specialized appellate structure ousts the High Court’s supervisory power, binding litigants, Waqf Boards, and property claimants to a single, structured remedy.

Kerala High Court holds that petitioners must exhaust statutory appeal under Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 before invoking Article 227 jurisdiction against Waqf Tribunal orders.

Bombay High Court holds that amendment seeking declaration of waqf status is permissible pre-trial if predicated on pleaded facts, even if time-barred, provided no prejudice arises.