Mohammad Ismail Adbul Majeed Secretary vs M. L. M. H. M. Mohideen Hussain Chairman and 52 others – CA/WRT/511/2025-2025

In the case between former trustees of the Sainthamaruthu Maligaikadu Grand Jummah Mosque and the Wakf Board (including its Chairman, M. L. M. H. M. Mohideen Hussain), the court addressed the legal issue of whether the Wakf Board’s decision dated 18.02.2025, appointing special trustees for a limited period, should be quashed by way of a writ petition. The court held that the petition should be dismissed due to the existence of adequate alternative statutory remedies available under Section 14(1A) and Section 9H of the relevant Act. The established principle reaffirmed that judicial review is a discretionary remedy to be exercised only where no effective alternative remedy exists. The decision was grounded on statutory interpretation and precedential authority governing the doctrine of exha