On Thursday, the Supreme Indian Court awarded the Center a weekly time to submit to petitions that question the constitutional validity of the WAQF Act (amendment), 2025.
The Center also assured the court that by then no appointment would be carried out to the WAQF or WAQF council, and no non -Muslims will be included in the WAQF Central Council.
The Center assured the court that by then WAQF, including the WAQF-by-user user, nor its character.
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The concept of “waqf-by-user” concerns the practice where the property is recognized as WAQF on the basis of its long-term, continuous use for such purposes, even if there is no formal registration.
The Supreme Court continued to hear the benefits of petitions that question the constitutional validity of the New Testament. The bench of the main judge of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, the justice of Sanjay Kumar and the judiciary KV Viswanathan stopped on Wednesday before the provisions of the Provisional Order.
“The Supreme Court did not hold the stay. India’s general lawyer said that no appointment would be carried out in the Council or the Board of Directors under the Act on the New Amendment, said attorney Barun Kumar Sinha or the agency nor.
The Supreme Court, said, wrote in the order that the government is not worsening real estate (WAQF-by-use-user users) that are registered and searched until the next date. “However, the government can discuss freely on other real estate. The Center has told the court that you cannot remain a law approved by the parliament and that the center is ready for everyday hearing … The problem was listed for 5 May and the hearing will begin on that day,” he said.
During the negotiations on Thursday, the General Attorney General (SG) said Tushar Mehta, representing the Union’s government that the center would like to answer within seven days. Mehta further assured the court that no appointment according to S.9 and 14 by the next date of hearing will be made to the Board and Board of Directors.
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“WAQF, including WAQF from the user’s already registered or declared announcement, will nototized or change the collector. We are receiving the records recorded,” Livelaw said as the legal news site quoted.
When is the next hearing?
The highest court judges set further hearing in the case of a week, which begins on May 5, when the responses of the Center, States and the petitioners will be submitted against the law.
The Top Court ordered the five petitions to be selected as the main proposals that the petitioners will be decided. The court separated cases filed by Hindu parties, which question the former WAQF laws in 1995 and 2013.
The court ordered all five petitions that question law 2025 will be given on the basis of a common title “in the WAQF 2025 Amendment Act.”
What happened on the previous hearing?
April 16, Wednesday, the three-Sunday bench was going to dictate an interim order when Mehta, He appeared for the center, looking for more time. The bench then stated that the case hears again on 17 April before passing orders.
During the hearing, the court raised concerns about three provisions in the amended law and at the same time indicated that it could remain in these parts of the law of question. These three parts include the concept of “WAQF-by-user”, representation of non-Muslims on WAQF boards, and collectors’ powers to change the state of the disputed country WAQF.
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“At this stage of the challenge, we usually do not stay legislation, unless it is exceptional. This seems to be an exception. It is concerned that if the user is denotified, it could have huge consequences,” said Sanjiv Khanna, Chief Judge Khanna in oral observations.
The WAQF Act (amendment), 2025, which came into force at the beginning of this month, was attacked by a dose of a petition. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha approved the bill during the recently closed budget meeting of parliament.
President of the Murmu Drouba Murmu predicted the proposed law 5th April.
I am afraid that if the user is denotified, it could have huge consequences.
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