Community welcomes high court decision, while opposing faction mulls further action
Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, whose succession as 53rd Da’i-al-Mutlaq was upheld by the court (right) Taher Fakhruddin, the plaintiff in the case
Key Highlights
- Bombay High Court brought a decade-long legal dispute to a close
- Members of the Dawoodi Bohra community expressed that they had anticipated this outcome
- For nearly ten years, the community has been embroiled in a contentious battle
The Bombay High Court brought a decade-long legal dispute to a close on Tuesday by dismissing Taher Fakhruddin’s challenge to the succession of Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin as the 53rd spiritual leader, or ‘Da’i-al-Mutlaq’, of the Dawoodi Bohra community. Welcoming the court’s verdict, members of the Dawoodi Bohra community expressed that they had anticipated this outcome.