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If you want to understand waqf bill, look at the history of Muslim personal law

October 13, 2025 6:16 pm

The involvement of the state in waqf administration should, in itself, not be a reason for anxiety. Several Muslim nations – such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Bangladesh and Turkey – waqf properties are generally regulated by the institutions set up by the government.

Activist for peace with Pak to ‘staunch BJP nationalist’: The arc of J&K Waqf Board chief

September 18, 2025 3:26 pm

After a fast rise in BJP ranks, Darakshan Andrabi was appointed J&K Waqf Board chairperson in 2022, when UT was under L-G's administration. The Hazratbal shrine row isn’t her first brush with controversy

The Court has temporarily stayed Section 3(r) of the Act till rules to determine who is a practising Muslim for five years are framed.

SC's interim order offers no relief from several problematic provisions of Waqf law

September 16, 2025 11:33 am

The biggest setback to the petitioners was on waqf by user. The Court found the abolition of such a waqf perfectly justified on the ground that a lot of government lands have been encroached upon.

Waqf Act clauses stayed by Court: What Govt, Oppn said on them

September 16, 2025 1:30 am

Amit Shah led govt charge, said “we do not want religious institutions run by non-Muslims”, said Oppn proposals road to “disintegration of country”

SC order reaffirms importance of waqf reforms, says Rijiju

September 16, 2025 4:21 am

He said the affidavit filed by the Centre in the SC made it clear that Parliament enacted the 2025 reforms with “due care”

Waqf Amendment Act | Clauses put on hold: How Opposition had flagged them in House debate

September 16, 2025 5:54 am

On the clauses that were stayed, Rijiju said “we will see… what can be done through rules” regarding the provision requiring a person intending to create a Waqf (donated property) to prove they had been practising Islam for at least five years.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan

Waqf Board corruption case: Delhi court orders framing of charges against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, 10 others

July 28, 2025 10:46 pm

The case pertains to alleged irregularities committed during Khan’s tenure as chairman of the Board between 2016 and 2021.

RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav speaks during the 'Waqf Bachao Samvidhan Bachao' conference organised in protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, in Patna, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (PTI Photo)

Why Bihar is witnessing fresh protests against amended Waqf Act

July 03, 2025 12:29 pm

The SC in May reserved its decision on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. So why are protests in Bihar heating up now? We explain.

Justice Nair told a Malayalam TV channel that the “demand of the Munambam residents that revenue rights of their land be restored is genuine”.

Kerala govt can resolve Munambam Waqf row by acquiring disputed land, says head of panel formed to find solution

May 22, 2025 10:19 pm

The BJP in Kerala had rallied behind the residents of the land, a majority of them Catholics, during the recent nationwide debate regarding Waqf property in the wake of the Centre bringing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill to Parliament.