Madras High Court
CRP/6435/2026 of Haji S.Mohamed Mohideen Vs Tamil Nadu Wakf Board on 10 November 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 10-11-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH
CRP No. 6435 of 2026
and
CMP Nos. 27676 & 28738 of 2026
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Haji S.Mohamed Mohideen
..Petitioner
Vs
1.Tamil Nadu Wakf Board
Rep.by is its The Chief Executive Officer, No.1, Jaffer Syrang Street, Vallal Seekathakathi Nagar, Chennai-1.
2.The Chief Executive Officer,
Tamil Nadu Wakf Board,
No.1, Jaffer Syrang Street,
VallalSeethakathi Nagar,
Chennai-1.
3.Abdu Hadhi
4.A.M.S.Shihabudeen
5.S.Mohammed Meera Sahib
6.S.Nijamuddin
7.S.Sahabudeen
8.Dr.Sheik Sabiudeen
9.K.M.Mohamed Farook,
10.A.H.Iqbal
11.U.Naina Mohameed,
..Respondents
PRAYER: This Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India praying to set aside the order of Tamil Nadu Wakf Tribunal Chennai dated 17.09.2026 and made in I.A.No.455 of 2026 in O.A.No.39 of 2026.
For Petitioner:
Mr. G.Ravisankar
For Respondents:
Mr. C.Shankar for R1 & R2
Mrs. Ajimath Begum for R3 & R4
Mr. A.Mohammed Ismail for R5 & R11
Mr. S.Sathya Raj for R6 to R8
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ORDER
This Civil Revision Petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India against the order dated 17.09.2026 passed in I.A.No.455 of 2026 in O.A.No.39 of 2026 on the file of Tamil Nadu Wakf Tribunal, Chennai, wherein the Wakf Tribunal disposed of the interlocutory application filed by the petitioner seeking for direction to the selected trustees to maintain status quo by spending minimum day to day running of the institutions under the Wakf concerned along with incurring minimal expenditure and without taking major decisions by way of new appointments to any post till the disposal of the main original application.
2. Heard the learned counsel on either side, perused the materials available on record and has carefully gone through the order passed by the Tribunal.
3. The petitioner has filed O.A.No.39 of 2026 challenging the proceedings of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, dated 16.07.2025 and consequential proceedings dated 02.03.2026 insofar as the appointment of respondents 3 to 8 as trustees and for a consequential direction to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board to appoint trustees in the place of respondents 3 to 8 including the appointment of the applicant as one of the trustees in the place of the 5th respondent to the concerned Madarasa in accordance with the scheme framed in O.S.No.6 of 1970 as modified by this Court in A.S.No.992 of 1978.
4. I.A.No.455 of 2026 was filed by the petitioner seeking for interim relief based on the full bench judgment of this Court in (J.Ilayas and another - vs- The Government of Tamil Nadu) reported in 2026 -4 law weekly 113.
5. The Wakf Tribunal by order dated 17.09.2026, disposed of the application by stating that the effect of the judgment of the full bench will be considered while disposing the main original application. Aggrieved by this Order, the present revision has been field before this Court.
6. The learned standing counsel appearing on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board and the counsel appearing on behalf of the contesting private respondents submitted that the judgment of the full bench will not have any bearing in the present case. It was further submitted that even if the judgment of the full bench has a bearing, the appointment of trustees will have to be dealt with independently on merits. Therefore, the judgment of the full bench by itself will not bring the proceedings to an end.
7. The effect of the judgment of the full bench has not been discussed by the Wakf Tribunal and the Tribunal has held that the effect of the same will be considered in the main original application. Accordingly, the application was disposed of.
8. It is brought to the notice of this Court that apart from the present original application, eight (8) more original applications are pending before the Wakf Tribunal in O.A.Nos.59, 60, 76, 77, 78, 84, 97, 125 of 2026 challenging appointment of trustees. This ground raised by the petitioner will have a bearing in all the original applications insofar as considering its effect on the appointment of the trustees made by the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board. It is also brought to the notice of this Court that all the original applications stand posted before the Wakf Tribunal tomorrow (11.11.2026).
9. In view of the above, the matter is remitted back to the Tribunal and the Wakf Tribunal shall hear all the parties concerned and decide the impact of the full bench judgment on the appointment of Trustees which has been put to challenge in all the original applications. A decision shall be taken in this regard within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. This direction will sufficiently take care of the interest of both sides.
10. In result, this Civil Revision Petition is disposed of in the above terms. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 10-11-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No ksk To
1. Tamil Nadu Wakf Tribunal Chennai
2. Tamil Nadu Wakf Board Rep.by is it’s The Chief Executive Officer, No.1, Jaffer Syrang Street, Vallal Seekathakathi Nagar, Chennai-1.
3. The Chief Executive Officer, Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, No.1, Jaffer Syrang Street, VallalSeethakathi Nagar, Chennai-1
N.ANAND VENKATESH J. ksk CRP No. 6435 of 2026 & CMP Nos. 27676 & 28738 of 2026 10-11-2026