Khilafat Committee challenges Waqf Tribunal jurisdiction over Mumbai property dispute

Mumbai, Oct 27 (UNI) The All India Khilafat Committee has challenged the jurisdiction of the Maharashtra Waqf Tribunal to hear petitions concerning construction and renovation work at Mumbai's historic Khilafat House, maintaining that the property is not registered as Waqf land. During the hearing, advocate Ghulam Dastagir Shaikh, representing the committee, rejected allegations made by former All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen legislator Waris Pathan, who has sought an immediate halt to construction and renovation activities at the premises. Shaikh argued that a commission appointed to examine Waqf properties in Maharashtra had submitted its findings to the state government and Waqf Board.…