SC calls waqf-by-user denotification ‘huge problem’

• The Supreme Court questioned the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, which de-recognizes the waqf-by-user category of property.

• The Act allowed non-Muslims into waqf administrative bodies and granted the state power to determine if a property is waqf or government.

• Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna proposed a three-point interim order to balance equities.

• He suggested that properties declared Waqf by courts should not be de-notified or treated as non-Waqf properties.

• The government stalled the passing of any interim order, seeking more time to argue.

• The case was adjourned to April 17 without an interim order or notice to the Centre.

• The Chief Justice expressed concern that denotification of waqf-by-user properties would lead to a “huge problem.”