The Kerala High Court issued a directive to authorities overseeing disputed land at Munambam, Kerala, to restrict their actions solely to collecting land tax. The Waqf Board claims the land as Waqf property, creating legal ambiguity over ownership. Previous court instructions allowed provisional tax payment by over 600 families living there but prohibited mutation, rights registration, or other changes. Officials had permitted mutation and rights registration despite the court’s ruling, prompting the High Court to reiterate its limitation. The court will continue hearing the multiple petitions in January 2026 as the wider ownership dispute progresses in the Supreme Court.