The Gujarat High Court questioned former cricketer and TMC MP Yusuf Pathan’s occupation of a government plot in Vadodara despite refusal of allotment approval. The Court indicated he could face liability for unauthorized possession and compensation for use of public land.
The Kerala High Court ruled that Section 52A of the Waqf Act, effective from November 2013, does not apply retroactively. Justice P V Kunhikrishnan stated that prosecution requires evidence of unauthorized transfers, which the petitioners did not engage in. Consequently, the cases against them were quashed as the law cannot be applied retroactively.
