Board of Management of the Muslim Ladies Arabic College vs. Mr. M. L. M. H. M. Mohaideen Hassan, Chairman And 23 Others – CA/WRIT 591/25-2025

In the case between the Board of Management of the Muslim Ladies Arabic College, Kal-Eliya Managing Society and others (petitioners) and Mr. M. L. M. H. M. Mohaideen Hassan (Chairman) and 23 others (respondents), the court addressed whether the impugned order of the Wakf Board, which directed the submission of documents and proceeded with the registration of the Arabic College, could be quashed by writs of certiorari, mandamus, and prohibition. It was held that the application should be dismissed due to the failure of the petitioners to exhaust the alternative remedies provided under the relevant statutory framework, specifically the appellate jurisdiction of the Wakf Tribunal. The court reaffirmed the established principle that writ jurisdiction under Article 140 of the Constitution is di