The Supreme Court on Monday commenced hearings on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, with the Centre urging the bench to confine the proceedings ...

The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that no individual can claim ownership over government land, asserting the government’s statutory authority to reclaim properties declared as waqf by ...

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Wednesday said that Waqf is not a fundamental right and that the Amendment Act was passed by the Joint Parliament Committee after due diligence. He added that law can ...

The Union government on Thursday defended the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, in the Supreme Court, asserting that the law regulates only the secular and administrative aspects of waqf institutions ...

On the second day of the day-long hearing on pleas challenging the Waqf Act amendments, the Centre countered the petitioners arguments, one Section at a time. Appearing for the Union Government, ...

The bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih was hearing a group of petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment Act. While the Supreme Court said those challenging validity of Waqf Amendment ...

Waqf (Amendment) Act: The Supreme Court heard today a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, and will consider granting an interim stay on its ...

Although the Indian government has justified the revisions in terms of transparency and anti-corruption, there is little reason to assume it is acting in good faith. For centuries, Indian Muslims have ...

The Centre has notified the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Rules, 2025 that deal with issues such as the portal and database of Waqf properties, the manner of their ...

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha on Thursday after an 12-hour-long debate, with 288 members voting for it and 232 voting against. The hours-long debate saw the ruling NDA ...

New Delhi, The Supreme Court is slated to pronounce on September 15 its interim orders on three key issues, including the power to denotify properties declared as "waqf by courts, waqf-by-user or waqf ...

The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold several key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the clause that only those practising Islam for the last five years can dedicate a property ...