SC to pass interim order on stay of Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 on Sep 15

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Mehta had said that only in the 2013 amendment, non-Muslims were given such rights, but in the 1923 law, they were not allowed to create Waqfs, as there were concerns that this could be used as a device to defraud creditors.
54% : Mehta had further argued that Section 3E of the Act, which bars the creation of Waqf over lands falling under Scheduled Areas, was created for the protection of Scheduled Tribes.
53% : Several petitions were filed in the apex court challenging the Constitutional validity of the Waqf Act.
47% : The Central government had urged the court not to stay any provisions of the Act, saying that it is a settled position in law that constitutional courts would not stay a statutory provision, either directly or indirectly, and would decide the matter finally.
36% : A batch of petitions challenging the Act was filed before the apex court, contending that it was discriminatory towards the Muslim community and violates their fundamental rights.

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