Draconian Section 40 to be history, land can't be turned Waqf property overnight

Draconian Section 40 to be history, land can't be turned Waqf property overnight

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, that was tabled in the Lok Sabha, seeks to scrap Section 40 of the Waqf Act. The Section allows the waqf boards and the Tribunal to declare any land as Waqf property. Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju called it the "most draconian" provision, alleging it was misused for mass land conversions. The new Bill allows these decisions to be challenged in courts.

The biggest change in the 'Waqf Amendment Bill 2024' introduced in the Lok Sabha on April 2 is the abolition of Section 40. This section allowed this board to convert any land into Waqf property. Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju described it as the harshest provision of the Waqf Act during a debate in Parliament on Wednesday. Rijiju said during the discussion that, 'The harshest provision in the Act is Section 40, under which the Waqf Boar…

Waqf Bill: Section 40 will become history, land cannot be made a Waqf property overnight

Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. After the passage of this bill, Section 40 of the Waqf Act will become history. With this, no land can be declared a Waqf property overnight. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 provides for the abolition of Section 40 of the Waqf Act. This section allows the Waqf Board and Tribunal to declare any land as Waqf property. Law…

Most draconian Waqf section 40 to be done away with: Kiren Rijiju

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, proposes to repeal Section 40 of the 1995 Act, as it gives the boards power to decide on a property.

Section 40, the most draconian provision in Waqf Bill, to be a thing of the past

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, proposes to repeal Section 40 of the 1995 Act, as it gives the boards power to decide on a property. Calling the section the most draconian law, Rijiju said this has now been done away with. “It gave the power to Waqf Boards to declare any property as its own. Now, it will no longer be the case,” he pointed out. Section 40 allowed the Waqf Board t…