Rijiju cites the Kerala HC judgment in 'Syed Fazal Pookoya Thangal vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors' which held that the Waqf Board is only a statutory body and not a representative body of the Muslims.

He cites an Allahabad HC judgment 'Hazif Mohd Zafar Ahmd v. UP Central Sunni Board of Waqf' which observed that the role of Muttawali is secular in character and not a religious practice.