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Kerala State Waqf Board reconstitution

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2026-10-17 10:16 UTC → 2026-10-18 07:34 UTC · added removed

The Kerala government initiated a review regarding the potential dissolution and reconstitution of has reconstituted the State Waqf Board. Minority Welfare Minister N Samsudheen indicated that the administration was examining legal and administrative factors, including judicial proceedings in the Kerala High Court and the Supreme Court, following assessments that certain board members might not meet eligibility criteria. Following this review, the government proceeded to reconstitute the board, Board, replacing the committee previously led by K. S. Hamsa with a new nine-member body. M. C. Mayin Haji, a state vice-president leader of the Indian Union Muslim League, was League (IUML), has been appointed as the new chairman. The new board includes representatives from the Mujahid faction and Jamaat-e-Islami, though the A. P. Sunni faction was not granted representation. The dissolution of the former board, which was appointed by the previous board occurred despite several LDF government and had over four years remaining in its term term, has triggered political and a pending legal challenge by Hamsa. friction. The Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar faction of the Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama criticized the decision, alleging that the Sunni community was denied due representation while reformist groups, such as Jamaat-e-Islami, were granted seats. While amended Waqf laws require the inclusion Kerala High Court refused to stay the government’s reconstitution order, Justice S. Manu noted that the new appointments are subject to the outcome of pending writ petitions challenging the dissolution of the previous board. Additionally, two non-Muslim members, positions on the new board remain vacant as the government has not yet made these appointments, citing a pending awaits further orders from the Supreme Court verdict. regarding the mandatory appointment of non-Muslim members.

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  1. 2026-10-18 07:34 UTC Kerala State Waqf Board reconstitution
  2. 2026-10-17 10:16 UTC Kerala State Waqf Board reconstitution
  3. 2026-10-17 06:55 UTC Kerala State Waqf Board reconstitution

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