Sikkandar Abdul Samad vs. Moosajee – CA RII/0006/2023-1988

In the matter between M. H. Mohideen Abdul Cader and Dr. A. H. M. Marjan with others, the court examined the legal propriety of trustee appointments at MasjidulAbraar Mosque and the continuance of interim orders issued by the Wakfs Board and Wakfs Tribunal. It was determined that the extension and maintenance of these interim orders, granted ex parte and justified by exceptional circumstances, should subsist until final adjudication. The underlying principle reaffirmed was the need for exceptional or conscience-shocking circumstances to justify recourse to revision and restitutio in integrum, supported by Article 138(1) of the Constitution and relevant case law. This outcome clarified the scope of procedural compliance when invoking extraordinary judicial remedies, foregrounding the preser