Waqf Amendment Act

September 16, 2025 1:50 PM

Why the Supreme Court Validated the Modi Government on the Waqf Amendment Act 2025

One of the most critical pieces of legislation of the Narendra Modi Government, the Waqf Amendment Act of 2025, has been given the green light by the Supreme Court. While the bill was passed with a comfortable majority in both houses of Parliament earlier this year, the debates and detour to the Joint Parliamentary Committee were not enough for some petitioners, hoping to politicise a pro-people and pro-minority legislation. After a patient hearing, the Supreme Court validated the stance of the ...

September 15, 2025 12:33 PM

Supreme Court stays certain provisions of Waqf (Amendment) Act

The Supreme Court on Monday issued an interim order staying certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, while refusing to put the entire law on hold. A bench led by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice A.G. Masih specifically stayed the clause that required a person to have practised Islam for five years before creating a waqf, saying the state must first prescribe a mechanism to determine who qualifies under that test. The court observed that “in the absence of such a mechanism, i...

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�...

April 17, 2025 10:12 PM

Dawoodi Bohra delegation meets PM Modi, expresses gratitude for Waqf Amendment Act

A delegation from the Dawoodi Bohra community met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to express their gratitude for the recently enacted Waqf Amendment Act. During the meeting, the community members extended their full support to the new legislation, describing it as a long-standing demand that has finally been fulfilled. They also reiterated their faith in Prime Minister Modi’s vision of "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas", and voiced optimism that the reforms brought in thro...

April 9, 2025 9:08 AM

Waqf Amendment Act comes into effect; Centre issues gazette notification

The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 officially came into force on Tuesday, following the issuance of a Gazette notification by the Central Government. The Act had received the assent of President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday, two days after its passage in Parliament. “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 (14 of 2025), the Central Government hereby appoints the 8th day of April, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said Act sh...

January 31, 2025 9:23 AM

Parliamentary Session: Waqf Amendment Act among 16 bills to be tabled in Budget Session

Sixteen Bills, including the Finance Bill 2025, amendments to the Waqf and Banking Regulations Act, and the merging of the Indian Railways and Indian Railways Board Acts, will be tabled in Parliament's Budget session, which begins on Friday with the Economic Survey 2024-25. Among the 13 others likely in this session are amendments to the Disaster Management and Oilfields (Regulation and Development) laws. Bills dealing with coastal and merchant shipping and another seeking to rename the Institu...