US EditionWaqf Amendment Act SC hearing highlights: Properties declared as waqf by user, or declared by court, will not be denotified, says CJI
- The Supreme Court issued an interim order preventing the Centre from making appointments under the Waqf Amendment Act until further notice.
- The court confirmed that properties declared as Waqf will not be de-notified during the ongoing hearing regarding the Act, according to Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna.
- The Solicitor General assured that no appointments to Waqf bodies would occur during the court's review, and the Centre must respond within seven days.
- Concerns were raised about violence in West Bengal over the amendments, and CJI Khanna emphasized that Waqf properties should not be de-notified pending the case's resolution.
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No changes to existing waqfs, including 'waqf by user', till next hearing: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday passed an interim order restraining the Centre from making appointments or forming boards under the amended Waqf Act until further orders. The court was hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Act. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told the bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud that the government would file its detailed response within a week. He further assured …
No Waqf Appointments, No Change In Status For Now: Centre To Top Court
The government has told the Supreme Court there will be "no Waqf appointments... and no change in status (of Waqf lands)" till the next hearing of petitions challenging the changes to laws governing administration of Muslim charitable properties.
SC to resume hearing on Waqf Amendment Act on Thursday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will continue hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on Thursday. The top court will hear the matter at 2 p.m. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K.V. Viswanathan was on Wednesday willing to issue a notice on the petitions and pass a short order. However, the Centre and some of the states sought time to place the…
Waqf Amendment Act Hearing: Supreme Court To Resume Hearing Batch of Petitions Challenging Constitutional Validity of Waqf Amendment Bill Today | 📰 LatestLY
The Supreme Court proposed to order that the properties declared as Waqf, including 'waqf by user', won't be de-notified but the Centre opposed the suggestion and sought a hearing before such a directive. The top court also asked the Centre if Muslims would be allowed to be part of Hindu religious trusts. 📰 Waqf Amendment Act Hearing: Supreme Court To Resume Hearing Batch of Petitions Challenging Constitutional Validity of Waqf Amendment Bill T…
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