Waqf law: The endless legal battles over Muslim-donated lands in India

Waqf law: The endless legal battles over Muslim-donated lands in India

Thousands of Muslim charitable and religious properties in India are tangled in long-running disputes.

Waqf case: Would Muslims be part of Hindu trusts? SC asks Centre

A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan asked solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, on how "waqf by user" can be disallowed as many will not have requisite documents to get such waqfs registered.

The endless legal battles over Muslim-donated lands in India

NEW DELHI — A controversial new law introduced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has put the spotlight on waqf, or properties donated by Indian Muslims over centuries.Waqf is a...

Milords, India Is A Democracy, Not A Judiciocracy: As Waqf Encroaches Lands, The Judiciary Encroaches Powers - The Commune

The Supreme Court of India, revered as the guardian of the Constitution, has increasingly morphed into an overreaching behemoth, trampling the delicate balance of powers that underpins our democracy. Its recent order to maintain the status quo on Waqf properties, as it hears challenges to the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, is yet another brazen display of judicial hubris. This directive, issued on April 16, 2025, not only undermines the will of the…

Properties declared waqf including ‘waqf by user’ won’t be denotified, SC proposes

‘Very disturbing’: top court on violence STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday 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.“The properties declared by courts as waqfs should not be de-not…

Would Muslims Be Part Of Hindu Trusts? SC Asks

Visitors outside the Supreme Court as the hearings commence (photo: PTI) New Delhi- If Muslims would be allowed to be a part of Hindu religious trusts, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre while hearing pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan asked solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, on ho…