Rahuman and Two Others vs Trustees of the Mohideen Jumma Mosque – sllr 2004 volume 2 page 250

In Rahuman and Two Others v. Trustees of the Mohideen Jumma Mosque, the court addressed whether the Wakfs Tribunal possessed revisionary jurisdiction or only appellate jurisdiction under the Muslim Mosques and Charitable Trusts or Wakfs Act, and the correct appellate procedure to be adopted in challenging orders of the Wakfs Board. The court held that the Wakfs Tribunal lacked revisionary jurisdiction and its powers could not be expanded by subordinate regulations, reaffirming the principle that statutory bodies and their procedures are strictly limited by legislative provisions. This decision relied on relevant sections of the Muslim Mosques and Charitable Trusts or Wakfs Act and prior judicial authorities, emphasizing that attempts to enlarge jurisdiction through regulation were ineffect