The Farooq Abdullah National Conference turned to the Supreme Court and questioned the constitutional validity of the WAQF Change Act. President of the Murmu on Saturday presented consent to the draft law of WAQF (amendment), 2025. After the presidential consent, it became law.
The National Conference has previously mentioned that it filed a written proposal against the WAQF Change Act.
“On the basis of the leadership of President Farooq Abdullah, the National Conference will file a written petition with the Supreme Court. This legal battle will now be fighting,” said the leader and legislator Tanvir Sadiq before the J&K assembly.
He said that NC believes that this act represents a constitutionally “alarming intervention” in the religious affairs of the Muslim community.
“IT (act) violates basic constitutional protection according to Articles 14, 15, 21, 25, 26, 29 and 300A and is a direct attack on religious freedom, equality and ownership rights of Muslims throughout the country,” said NC leader.
Before the WAQF law was a bill, head of Aimim Assaddin Owaisi and Congress Member Mohammad Jawed moved the Supreme Court, which challenged its constitutional validity.
In his petition, the Congress Member Mohammad Jawed, he questioned the 1995 law, which modified WAQFS, claimed that he had violated the constitutional provisions, and said that “they increasing state intervention”.
The action claimed that the bill had imposed “arbitrary restrictions” to real estate and their proceedings, undermining the religious autonomy of the Muslim community.
The petition filed by the Congress Member of the Competitions that the draft law on amendment WAQF, 2025, violates constitutional rights, which are guaranteed under Articles 14 (right to equality), 25 (freedom to practice religion), 26 (freedom of religious matters), 29 (minority rights) and 300A.
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