Waqf Case: The Supreme Court can pass 3-point interim order after Thursday’s hearing. Bharat News
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stopped its employed interim order on the revised WAQF law after requesting more time to answer the three major questions raised by the bench by the Center.
The matter will start again before the bench of three-judges at 2 pm on Thursday.
The bench, including CJI Sanjeev Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Vishwanathan, first considered transferring cases to a High Court.
However, he proceeded to hear comprehensive arguments from senior counsels including Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Singhvi, Rajiv Dhawan and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who represents the Center.
The apex court considered issuing a 3-point interim order about the challenging petitions Waqf Amendment Act 2025 And proposed temporary directions before Thursday’s hearing.
3-point interim orders include:
1) “The properties declared by the courts as Waqf should not be de-notified as Waqf, whether they are by Deed by Waqf-by-User or Waqf, while the court is hearing the challenge to the Waqf Amendment Act 2025.”
,Waqf by user“An exercise refers to where a property is recognized as a religious or charitable endowment (WAQF), based on its long -term, uninterrupted use for such purposes, even if the formal, written declaration of WAQF is not written by the owner.
2) The provision of the Amendment Act, saying that a Waqf property will not be considered as Waqf during the investigation of a collector in the event of a collector’s government land.
3) “All members of Waqf boards and Central Waqf Council should be Muslim, except for former officer members.”
The court questioned the registration process for Waqf by user and documentation requirements. The bench said that during the presence of abuse, legitimate cases also require protection.
“How do you register such a vakf by the user? What documents will they have? It will lead to undo something. Yes, there is some misuse. But I am real. I have also gone through the decisions of the Progi Council. Waqf will be recognized by the user. Waqf will be recognized. If you undo it it will be a problem.
Solicitor General Mehta indicated that many Muslims preferred to be ruled by the Waqf Act. The court questioned, “Are you saying that from now on, you will allow Muslims to be a part of Hindu settlement boards? Say it openly.”
The bench insisted that Historical Trusts declared Waqf Can not be changed arbitrarily. “You can’t write the past again,” the bench said.
Mehta mentioned that a Joint Parliamentary Committee held 38 sessions and reviewed the 98.2 lakh memorandum before parliamentary approval.
The Chief Justice underlined two primary ideas: “First, whether we should entertain or convert it into a High Court?”
Secondly, in a briefly indicate what you really urge and want to argue? We are not saying that there is a bar on SC in the hearing, deciding the arguments against the law. ,
The Center filed a warning in the Supreme Court, requesting that no order should be passed without giving a chance to listen to it on 8 April. A legal notice has been filed for the hearing of a party before any decision.
