Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Court orders escrow for Rs 14.16 crore wakf rent dues
A High Court is hearing a disagreement about rent money from trust-owned properties.
Four trusts say the Telangana State Waqf Board should no longer manage their properties.
They say the board collected rent but more than Rs 14 crore remains unpaid or unaccounted for.
The money involves 452 tenants.
The trusts also allege that some collected funds were not used for the trusts’ goals.
The court ordered a government official to place Rs 14.16 crore in a special escrow account.
This keeps the money protected while the case continues.
The court will hear the matter again on September 29.
The High Court ordered an escrow account for Rs 14,16,99,475 in disputed rent dues.
The money relates to rents owed by 452 tenants of properties owned by four trusts.
The trusts challenged the Telangana State Waqf Board’s continued management of their properties.
The petitioners alleged the board continued collecting rents after the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 took effect.
The case was adjourned to September 29 for further hearing.
- Who
- The High Court, four petitioner trusts, the Telangana State Waqf Board, and the Principal Secretary of Minority Welfare.
- What
- The court ordered an escrow account containing Rs 14,16,99,475 in disputed rent dues.
- When
- The Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 came into force on April 8, 2025; the next hearing is scheduled for September 29.
- Where
- The properties are in Banjara Hills, and the case concerns Telangana authorities and trusts.
- Why
- The trusts argue that the Waqf Board was not entitled to continue managing their properties and alleged irregularities in rent collection and fund use.
- Amount ordered into escrow
- Rs 14,16,99,475, or approximately Rs 14.16 crore
- Number of tenants
- 452
- Petitioners
- Mecca Madina Alladin Wakf, Alladin Charities and Zakt Wakf, Alladin Charities Wakf, and Alladin Educational Endowment Trust
- Respondent authority involved
- Telangana State Waqf Board
- Escrow account official
- Principal Secretary, Minority Welfare
- Next hearing
- September 29
- Properties’ stated purpose
- Educational and social welfare activities for Muslims in Mecca, Madina, and Jeddah