New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked Wednesday whether the center would allow Muslims to challenge the WAQF (Amendment) Act, the constitutional validity of 2025 during hearings. What is prohibited is that many people will not have the necessary documents to register such WAQFs.
“WAQF by User” means property in accordance with its long-term, uninterrupted practice of religious or charitable donations (WAQF) for this purpose, even if there is no official written statement from the owner of the WAQF.
“How would you register such WAQF through a user? What files would they have? It would revoke something. Yes, there are some abuses. But there are real people. I’ve also been judged by the private committee. Recognize WAQF through the user. If you revoke your waqf. If you will be a problem. That would be a problem. The legislation cannot declare a judgment, it can only becter or Denece of viceal of vicebect.
Mehta proposed that a large proportion of Muslims do not want to be governed by the WAQF Act.
The bench then asked Mehta: “You mean from now on, you will allow Muslims to be part of the Hindu donation committee. Say it publicly.”
The Supreme Court said that when the public trust was declared WAQF 100 or 200 years ago, the WAQF board could not suddenly take over and announce other circumstances.
The bench said: “You can’t rewrite the past.”
Mehta believes a joint parliamentary committee held 38 seats and inspected 9.82 million souvenirs before two houses in Parliament passed.
CJI Khanna also said a high court could be asked to respond to the request.
“We have to ask two aspects and two aspects to solve. We are not saying that there is any lawyer’s clause at the hearing, and the request to violate the law is decided,” CJI said.
Senior defense attorney Kapil Sibal appeared in the WAQF amendment mentioned by the petitioner and said it was challenging the provision, which said that only Muslims can create WAQF.
“How do you say if I and if I am a Muslim and therefore qualify for WAQF?” Sibar asked.
He added: “How can the government say that those who practice Islam over the past five years can create WAQF?”
Abhishek Singhvi, a senior defense lawyer representing some petitioners, proposed that the WAQF Act would not forward the consequences and requests for all India.
Huzefa Ahmadi, a senior advocate who opposes the WAQF bill, said users WAQF is an established practice in Islam and cannot be taken away.
The Centre recently notified the WAQF (Amendment) Act of 2025, which received the consent of President Droupadi Murmu on April 5 after a fierce debate between the two houses.
The bill was passed in Rajya Sabha with 128 members voting for it, while 95 opposed it. Lok Sabha cleared it, with 288 members supporting it and opposing 232 members.
There were about 72 petitions, including Aimim leader Asaduddin Owaisi, All India Muslim Individual Law Commission (AIMPLB), Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), MPs MPS IMRAN PRATAPGARHI and MOUHAMPAPGARHI and MOUHAMPAD JAW, challenged this.
The Centre filed a warning in the Supreme Court on April 8 and requested a hearing before any order was passed in this matter.
One party issued a warning in the High Court and the Supreme Court to ensure that no orders were heard.
