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SC agrees to hear plea seeking extension of timeline for registration of W
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to list an application seeking extension of timeline for mandatory registration of all Waqf properties, including Waqf-by-users under the UMEED portal.
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SC order has reaffirmed importance of Waqf reforms brought in 2025, verdic
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijuju has welcomed the Supreme Court judgment on the Waqf Amendment Act and said it is a step forward in ensuring that Waqf assets are protected, developed, and utilised for the welfare of the community and the nation in line with the objectives of t
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SC says abolition of Waqf-by-user not prima facie arbitrary
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the provision in the Waqf Amendment Act 2025, which abolished the concept of 'Waqf-by-user', and said prima facie deletion of the provision in the amendment "cannot be said to be arbitrary."
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"Many of our points have been accepted": Petitioners welcome SC stay on ce
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and a petitioner, said that many of the points raised, including issues related to "Waqf by User" and protection of monuments, have been accepted by the court.
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SC refuses to entertain plea by senior advocate challenging certain provis
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The senior lawyer had stated that his petition concerns other aspects of the Waqf Act, 2025, which are unrelated to issues such as 'Waqf by User' that are scheduled to be considered by the Chief Justice's bench.
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"Waqf Act is unconstitutional, legal battle will continue": AIMIM MP Asa
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Speaking to the media, Owaisi said, "We consider this Act unconstitutional. The Court has said that the Central Waqf Council and the State Waqf Council will not be constituted, and 'Waqf by user' cannot be deleted."
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"Why should Waqf-by-user practice exist?": Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"If temple-by-user and church-by-user are not a thing, why should Waqf-by-user exist? Instead, the concept Waqf-by-user should be stayed, and efforts should be made to bring back properties acquired on the basis of this concept," Jain told ANI.
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After Supreme Court query, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal defends inclusion of non-
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Pal, who was also the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, pointed out that the top court itself had said that the Waqf Board is not a religious body but a legal one.
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SC questioned same points that Congress raised in JPC": Pramod Tiwari on W
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that it may pass interim order to stay certain key provisions of the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, and also expressed concern over violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad district.
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SP MP Zia Ur Rehman moves Supreme Court, challenges constitutional validit
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Represented by Advocate Suleman Khan, the SP leader argues the amendments violate fundamental rights, particularly the removal of "Waqf by user," induction of non-Muslim members into Waqf councils, and a five-year embargo for Muslims.
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"A step forward, repeals draconian provisions": Advocate Vishnu Jain on W
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Ahead of the tabling of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain on Wednesday performed puja and hailed the bill as a significant step forward, noting key changes such as the deletion of the 'Waqf by user' definition and amendments aligning the concept of Waqf with Islamic law
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'Waqf by Users' was key agenda in 2nd Joint Parliamentary Committee Meetin
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The second meeting of the Joint Committee of Parliament headed by MP Jagadambika Pal on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was held on Friday at the Parliament House Annexe.
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