Khilafat Committee Questions Waqf Tribunal Jurisdiction Over Mumbai Land Dispute

Mumbai, Nov 13 (UNI) The All India Khilafat Committee has challenged the Maharashtra Waqf Tribunal's jurisdiction to hear a petition concerning the land as well as ongoing construction and renovation work at the historic Khilafat House in the city, maintaining that the state government property was legally leased to the committee. Appearing before Tribunal Judge Y M H Kharadi and member Mohammad Mohiuddin Moeed, advocate Ghulam Dastagir Shaikh argued that the land was not Waqf property. Therefore, the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to entertain the petition against the committee. Citing Sections Three A, Three B and Three C, along with various…