The Supreme Court on Thursday, April 17, granted Centre a week’s time to file a response to the petitions challenging constitutional validity of Waqf Amendment Act 2025.
During the hearing, the Centre also told the court that non-Muslims won’t be appointed to the Central or state Waqf boards.
The apex court has recorded the assurance given by the Centre that, until the next date of hearing, no waqf properties – including those declared by notification or registered as waqf by user – will be denotified or have their character altered.
This assurance provides temporary relief concerning the status of waqf properties under scrutiny, particularly those registered under the Waqf Act, 1995.
