Kerala HC grants State govt 6 weeks to report on filling vacancies in Waqf Board
The Kerala High Court has given the State government six weeks to report on its progress in filling vacancies within the Kerala State Waqf Board. The State is using the UMEED Act, 2025, to determine community representation, and the court had previously suggested including non-Muslim members.
Why it matters
This case highlights ongoing efforts to ensure proper governance and inclusive representation in religious boards, potentially setting precedents for how such bodies are constituted and managed under new legislation.
The Kerala High Court has granted the State government six weeks to inform it about the steps taken to fill the vacancies within the Kerala State Waqf Board.
The State had informed the Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice V.M. Syam Kumar that it had initiated the process to fill the vacancies in the board in accordance with the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development (UMEED) Act, 2025.
The State informed the court that the Chief Executive Officer, Kerala State Waqf Board, was directed to conduct a detailed determination of the number of Shia, Sunni, Bohra, Aghakhani and other backward classes in the Muslim communities to be represented in the board for further action. It was also informed that the State was ready to reconstitute the Board as soon as the number and value of the communities to be represented were determined.
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