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The WAQF amendment law proposed an amendment to the 1995 Law with the aim of improving the administration and management of WAQF properties in India.
According to the order, the legislation will be called the WAQF Law (amendment), 2025. (Representative image)
WAQF 2025 amendment law: The WAQF amendment law, 2025, which was approved by both Chambers of Parliament last week after two days of marathon debates, and the native of President Droupadi Murmu, entered into force on Tuesday.
“In the exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (2) of Section 1 of the WAQF Law (amendment), 2025 (14 or 2025), the central government designates on April 8, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said,” reads the affairs.
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Waqf’s protest becomes violent in Western Bengal
SUITABLE Piedras was thrown into the police and their vehicles were set on a protest on the WAQF law in the Murshidabad district of Western Bengal on Tuesday, authorities said.
The incident occurred in the Jangipur area, where a large number of people met in the afternoon to demand the withdrawal of the law.
“The protesters threw stones at the police that were deployed in the area, after which some police vehicles caught fire,” said a high district police officer to the news agency PTI.
WAQF Bill receives the president’s assent
Bill’s debated obtained the approval of President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday. It was approved in Rajya Sabha with 128 votes in favor and 95 opposing it, after a debate of 13 hours after midnight. He was authorized in the Lok Sabha in a vote of 288-232 after a 12-hour debate.
The opposition parties, including Congress, vociferantly criticized the WAQF bill as “unconstitutional” and “antidemocratic”, arguing that the government was interfering with the personal affairs of the religious minorities of India. Congress also opposed the appointment of non -Muslims at the WAQF Board.
WAQF law challenged in the Supreme Court
Several Muslim organizations, including the Muslim Personal Law Board throughout India (AIMPLB), and Jamiat Ulama-E-Hind, and opposition parliamentarians, including the Mohammad Jadde del Congress and Aimim ‘Asadudin Owaisi Daf acted. They affirmed that the law is discriminatory towards the Muslim community and violates their fundamental rights.
In response to the requests presented, the Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for April 16 to consider the challenges against the WAQF law.
The president of Jamiat Ulama-Hind, Arshad Madani, said today that the WAQF law is considered a significant threat to the Constitution, secularism and the unity of the nation and peace.
“The petition presented against the Waqf amendment law will be heard in the Supreme Court on April 16. Main lawyer Kapil Sibal, being Jamiat Ulama-E-Hind, had appealed an early hearing of the Waqf law. The justice of the Court in this case, because many sections of this law not only against the constitution of the country, but also violates the fundamental and religious rights in a storm in a storm in a storm in a storm in a storm and religious rights. Dargahs have already been attacked, and the statements are temples there.
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In addition to the requests, the central government has also presented a warning in the Supreme Court. The warning request requests that the Court does not issue any order or make decisions without listening to the side of the government’s argument first.
WAQF Law (amendment), 2025
According to the order, the legislation will be called the WAQF Law (amendment), 2025. The word “waqf” would be replaced by “management, empowerment, efficiency and unified development of WAQF” (Umeed).
The WAQF amendment law proposed an amendment to the 1995 Law with the aim of improving the administration and management of WAQF properties in India. Its objective was to address the limitations of the previous legislet, improve the efficiency of the WAQF joints, simplify the registration process and introduction technology to better manage WAQF records.
According to this law, no one should create a WAQF unless he is the legal owner of the property and is competent to transfer or dedicate said property. The creation of WAQF should not lead to the denial of the inheritance rights of the heirs, including women and those with legitimate claims.