SC on Waqf

April 18, 2025 3:28 PM

With the End of ‘Waqf by User’, A Historic Wrong is Being Corrected

The Waqf Amendment Act (2025) made its way to the apex court, as several petitions challenge the constitutionality of the new law. After 12 years, the Waqf framework has undergone significant legal changes, with the last set of amendments introduced in 2013 to the principal act of 1995. Before 1995, the Nehru government introduced the Waqf Act of 1954, thus repealing every single law that was made during British rule. The Supreme Court, in its observations, was fixated on the ‘Waqf by User�...

Centre seeks seven days to file reply in Waqf Act case

The Supreme Court on Thursday recorded the Centre’s request for more time to respond to petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, informed the bench that a preliminary reply, along with relevant documents, would be submitted within seven days. He argued that the Act is a considered piece of legislation and cautioned that imposing a stay on the entire law would be an "extreme step." The three-judge bench, comprising Chief J...