The Madras High Court has rejected a mosque’s claim over more than 1,100 acres of land in Tirunelveli district, stating that it is entitled to just 2.34 acres, as per a historical grant issued in 1712 by the then ruler of Madurai Samasthanam. Each kottah, according to contemporary measurements, equates to just 0.03124 acres, resulting in the mosque’s entitlement being confined to 2.34 acres. In another matter, the Rajasthan High Court, in a case involving the Madina Zama Masjid, affirmed that a mosque qualifies as Waqf property under the Waqf Act, 1995. The trial court had ruled that the suit property was not entered in the Waqf register as Auqaf property, hence, it was not a Waqf Property and unless the property was a Waqf Property, the jurisdiction of civil court was not barred. However, the petitioners argued that the civil court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit.