Abdul Raheem Mohamed Mudassir & Others vs. Mohamed Munawwar Mohamed Mushtaf & Others – CA/WKF/0002/2023-2024

In the case between K.J.M. Foundation (Guarantee) Limited and others (petitioners) and Noor Mohamed and others (respondents), the court addressed the issue of entitlement to administer the Kohilawatte Jumma Mosque and its associated College. It was determined that the petitioners, as the duly elected and lawful trustees, are entitled to manage the Mosque and the College and that the respondents’ interference constituted an unlawful takeover, jeopardizing the institutions’ operations and the welfare of their beneficiaries. The court granted an interim injunction restraining the respondents from such interference, affirming the principle that trustees lawfully recognized and yet to be replaced by the competent authority retain their administrative powers. This decision was based on the const