Kerala High Court Says 2013 WAQF Amendment Does Not Retrospective Effect

Kerala High Court in a ruling observed that 2013 amendment to Waqf Act, which made unauthorised occupation of Waqf property a criminal offence, does not have retrospective effect. This ruling came in a case filed by Waqf Board against a post office functioning on a Waqf property since 1999. Court quashed the criminal proceedings for allegedly alienating Waqf property without board’s permission.