Waqf News

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju re-introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha. The Bill amends the Waqf Act of 1995, which governs the management of Waqf properties in India. The Bill proposes sweeping changes which give the Union government authority to regulate Waqf properties and settle disputes - due to which opposition parties and many prominent Muslim groups rejected the Bill when it first came up in 2024. Eventually, the government referred the Bill to a house panel headed by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal. The government says the 1995 law has some loopholes with regard to regulating Waqf properties, title disputes, and the illegal occupation of Waqf land. A major concern by the critics of the Bill is that it allows government a handle to regulate the management of Waqf properties, and the power to determine whether or not a property is a Waqf. Watch for all you need to know

The Board also decided to form a trust to oversee the construction of the mosque The appointment of members to the trust will be announced following its creation, the release added

Delhi Waqf Board chairman Amanatullah Khan sought details of the people killed in the protests, saying their 'sacrifices' will not be futile

SC directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque

Rajeev Dhavan, representing Sunni Waqf Board and other Muslim parties, tore down papers, maps handed over to him by counsel of All India Hindu Mahasabha Dhavan said such documents cannot be relied upon in the matter as the issue of location of 'janmsthan' was discussed by the Allahabad HC

The Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case in Ayodhya could become central to 2019 Lok Sabha elections, further polarizing voter preferences

Religious institutions bring together elites and religious actors which can foment political change, the authors suggest

Shia Waqf Board tells the SC that they are in favour of peacefully settling the Ayodhya land dispute by relinquishing their one-third share in the disputed area

Sunni Waqf Board wants the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title case to be referred to a constitution bench

Sunni Waqf Board, represented by senior lawyer Rajeev Dhawan, urged the Supreme Court on Friday to refer the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute to a Constitution bench