Supreme Court Upholds Waqf Act Provisions

• The Supreme Court of India stayed and upheld the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, which amended the 1995 Waqf Act to regulate Muslim religious endowments.

• The Court put several controversial provisions on hold but refused to freeze the entire Act due to constitutionality and other concerns.

• The amendments were seen as necessary to curb alleged misuse and corruption under the earlier Waqf Act, while critics viewed it as arbitrary interference in the Muslim community’s affairs.

• The Court stayed the requirement that only Muslims practising for five years can create waqf, and capped non-Muslim members in the Central Waqf Council and State Boards.

• The removal of the provision for waqf-by-user recognition in the amended law was upheld as valid, with the caveat that waqf properties registered as of April 8, 2025, under such a claim remain protected.

• The Court emphasized the need for consensus within and between communities to balance religious autonomy and state regulation.

• The government must consciously negotiate with the Opposition in Parliament to ensure laws enacted have the widest political and social acceptance.

Waqf Act Provisions Upheld is important topic for Civil service exam (WBCS).

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