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No stay on Kerala Waqf Board curbs, Supreme Court drops government oversight clause

July 22, 2026 4:03 am

In an interim direction, the Kerala High Court had barred the state Waqf Board from taking any major decisions or incurring any capital expenditure.

Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to implement the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 provision allowing non-Muslim members in state Waqf boards.

Hindu members in Waqf Board: Political storm in Madhya Pradesh, Congress MLA vows to move court

July 07, 2026 2:26 pm

Madhya Pradesh became first state to implement provision of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, for inclusion of non-Muslim members to state Waqf Board.

Mutawalli appointment Andhra Pradesh High Court

Waqf Board has ‘no right to delegate’: Andhra Pradesh High Court strikes down appointment of 4 mutawallis

April 29, 2026 1:40 pm

The petitioner argued before the Andhra Pradesh High Court that the Waqf Board had rejected his candidature, and questioned the legality of the temporary appointments.

The Patna High Court allowed an appeal filed by the NHAI against the Waqf tribunal’s May 15, 2025 order that had restrained construction on land recorded as kabristan and masjid in Samastipur district.

Patna High Court slams Bihar Waqf Tribunal for halting national highway project to favour ‘particular community’

March 24, 2026 12:50 pm

The Patna High Court was hearing an appeal filed by the NHAI against the Waqf Tribunal’s May 15, 2025 order that had restrained construction on land recorded as kabristan and masjid in Bihar’s Samastipur district.

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi government on a plea challenging provisions of the new Waqf Act over fears of tenant dispossession.

Delhi HC seeks Centre, State, Central Waqf Council response on plea challenging provisions of new Waqf Act

January 20, 2026 8:36 am

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi government on a petition challenging key provisions of the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) Act, 2025, citing concerns that the law could enable eviction and dispossession of Waqf property tenants.

Whose ‘Dham’ Is It Anyway? Karnal’s Pucca Pull caught in Waqf Board row

October 30, 2025 7:48 am

PIL in Punjab and Haryana High Court alleges a family-run trust has seized control of the revered site, misusing over ₹1 crore in donations

TDC has voluntarily offered to take complete responsibility of assisting all Waqf Trusts in Vadodara district to ensure 100 per cent registration on the Umeed Portal without charging any fees.

Community organisation flags Umeed portal issues faced by Waqf trusts

October 27, 2025 7:32 pm

The Tandalja Development Council has called for transparency by publishing weekly progress data of Trust registrations and accountability as well as an extension of a year in the deadline from December 6, 2025 to December 6, 2026.

Dear Editor I Disagree: SC’s stay on a few clauses of the Waqf (Amendment) Act is not enough

October 09, 2025 7:52 am

Once we go beyond the much-celebrated “stays”, the question of why the Court did not consider many of the core provisions of the amendment to be manifestly arbitrary becomes important

Asaduddin Owaisi: ‘SC should take final call on entire Waqf (Amendment) Act … BJP hell bent on ensuring the system collapses’

September 16, 2025 10:48 am

Hyderabad MP, who is one of the petitioners, lists his many concerns that remain: on Waqf evacuee properties, protected monuments, Waqf by user, and endowment for children.

No stay on waqf law but SC puts in guardrails: Limits DC’s powers, caps non-Muslim presence

September 16, 2025 1:04 am

Supreme Court On Waqf Bill: It upheld the deletion of “waqf by user” saying that if the legislature finds examples of its misuse, it is justified in deleting that provision.