The Supreme Court on Monday stayed key a provision within the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 that claims individuals practising Islam for final 5 years can ‘solely’ create waqf.
The provision is stayed until Government frames guidelines on who’re thought of individuals working towards Islam.
Additionally, the apex court docket additionally stayed provisions that claims a property is not going to be handled as Waqf land until the dispute whether or not there’s encroachment of Government land is set.
SC additionally mentioned that the variety of non-Muslims in state waqf boards and central waqf councils can not exceed three.
We have thought of prima facie problem to every of the sections and located no case was made out to remain total statute, the SC bench mentioned.
“We have held that presumption is all the time in favour of constitutionality of statute,” the bench added.
