"Management Involves Secular Activities": Centre On Waqf Act In Top Court

Waqf Amendment Act does not violate religious freedom: Centre to Supreme Court

The Union government opposed petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the law.

"Management Involves Secular Activities": Centre On Waqf Act In Top Court

The management of Waqf properties, or charitable donations by Muslims, "involves significant secular activities", the government told the Supreme Court Friday.

Protest erupts over Waqf Board's notice to historic M.K. Hostel - Star of Mysore

Mysuru: A protest was staged this morning in response to a notice issued by Karnataka State Waqf Board regarding the historic Narayana Shettar Dharma Students’ Home on Vinoba Road in city. The premises, now managed by Vaanika Rathnam Kadabam Mannar Krishnaiah Shetty Trust, operates as M.K. Hostel. The official notice, affixed to the M.K. Hostel, claims that the building is situated on Waqf property known as Bismillah Shah Khadri Makaan and alleg…

Govt Opposes Interim Stay on New Waqf Act, Says Parliament’s Decisions Must Stand

The Indian government has stated that it will oppose any move to temporarily block the new Waqf laws while the Supreme Court hears challenges to these laws. The government argued that courts should not stop laws passed by Parliament unless absolutely necessary. In its argument, the government said, “Laws made by Parliament carry a presumption of being constitutional. An interim stay would go against the balance of power between different branche…

Waqf row: Centre tells SC law presumed valid, can't stay parliament's Act

The Centre on Friday sought the Supreme Court to dismiss the pleas challenging validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 and said there cannot be a

Junk pleas challenging Waqf Law: Centre tells Supreme Court

Centre submitted that the law is valid and it passed with lawful exercise of legislative power