Abdul Hameed Mohamed Jhafir vs. Tuan Sajjar Jainu Deen – CA NO. LTA/0004/2021-2022

In the case between the Trustees of Zahira Mohammedan Trust (including Tuan Sajjar Jainu Deen, Tuan Nassar Jainu Deen, among others) and Abdul Hameed Mohamed Jhafir, the court addressed the issue of whether the Wakfs Tribunal possessed jurisdiction to adjudicate a possessory action concerning trust property, or if such jurisdiction exclusively resided in the District Courts. The court held that the Wakfs Tribunal was vested with exclusive jurisdiction under the Muslim Mosques and Charitable Trusts or Wakfs Act, and that the objection to jurisdiction was not properly or timely raised as required by statutory and procedural law. This holding reaffirmed the principle that statutory tribunals, when conferred with exclusive powers, are bound to exercise such jurisdiction in accordance with esta