Process initiated to ensure adequate representation for Shia and Sunni members on Waqf board, Keralam informs Kerala HC

The State government has informed the Kerala High Court that a process is underway to determine the number of Shia and Sunni members on the Kerala State Waqf Board, in compliance with the United Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 2025. Advocate General K. Jaju Babu said that all necessary steps were taken to ensure adequate representation for Shia and Sunni members on the board, as per the mandate under the law.

The court is currently considering petitions filed by BJP leader Shone George, President of the Assembly of Christian Trust Services (ACTS) Sajid Hussain Khatai, and junior warrant officer of the Indian Air Force V.M. Stalin. George challenged the non-inclusion of non-Muslim members on the board, ACTS objected to the upload of coastal land at Munambam on the UMEED portal, Khatai raised concerns over the lack of representation for Shia communities, and Stalin challenged the appointment of a CPI(M) politician, alleging it went against the law.