Al-Hadji Seeni Mohamed Shahul Hameed et al. vs A.H. Aliyar et al. – CA WAKFS/01/2011-2013

In the case between Al-Hadji Seeni Mohamed Shahul Hameed and others (appellants, trustees of Al-Masjidul Sabooriya) and A.H. Aliyar and others (respondents), the court considered whether a direct appeal lies to the Court of Appeal from a final order of the Wakfs Tribunal under Section 55(A) of the Muslim Mosques and Charitable Trusts or Wakfs Act, and whether such jurisdiction resides in the Court of Appeal or the Civil Appellate High Court of the Provinces. The findings established that a direct appeal to the Court of Appeal is permitted from final orders of the Wakfs Tribunal, in accordance with the statutory scheme and not subject to subordinate regulations. It was reaffirmed that only final orders are so appealable and that the jurisdiction to hear such appeals is exclusively conferred