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Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court's interim verdict on Monday in the controversial Waqf Amendment Act has triggered sharp political reactions in Kerala, with the BJP welcoming the order as a validation of the law, while the Congress-led UDF has demanded its complete withdrawal. BJP state President Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the Congress's claim that the Waqf Amendment was unconstitutional had collapsed in the wake of the apex court's decision. He noted that the amend ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The BJP on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision on the Waqf (Amendment) Act and said it is a "tight slap" on those who were questioning the constitutionality of the law and playing "politics of fear". The top court put on hold a few key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including a clause that only those practising Islam for the last five years could create a waqf, but refused to stay the entire law outlining the presumption of constitutionality in it ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): On 14 September 2025, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, upholding controversial provisions that fundamentally alter how Waqf properties are defined, managed, and regulated. The Court rejected petitions claiming the amendments were unconstitutional, instead framing them as necessary governance reforms. This ruling reshapes the Waqf Act, 1995, weakens the century-old doctrine of "Waqf by User," and expands State oversight of r ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a provision of the Waqf law which provides that only those practising Islam for five years can dedicate a property as Waqf, saying it cannot be put into effect immediately in the absence of rules, but did not find the provision arbitrary or discriminatory. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih put on hold a few key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including a clause that only those pr ...Read More >
Bhopal, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav responded to the Supreme Court's decision on the provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, stating that the judgment has cleared the way for the beginning of yet another social reform in the country. Chief Minister Yadav said that with the court's judgment has also come a response to those who were questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intention when the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament. "The Supreme Cou ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (CPI) welcomed the interim relief granted by the Supreme Court through its order staying certain 'controversial' provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. CPI Rajya Sabha MP P Sandosh Kumar stated that the apex court's intervention confirms what the party has consistently argued, that the BJP hurriedly pushed through the amendments without proper discussion with the Muslim community or representative organisations, and that ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Expressing disappointment over the Supreme Court's interim order in the Waqf case, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Monday said it was "unsatisfactory" as the refusal to stay the entire law leaves "numerous harmful provisions" in operation, including the prospective de-recognition of 'Waqf by user'. The Muslim body also asserted that its 'Save Waqf Campaign' will continue with full strength and nationwide protests will culminate in a massive rally at R ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (PTI) AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said the Supreme Court has only given an interim order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 and hoped that the apex court would soon pass its verdict on the whole legislation itself. "The finality of the act has not been decided. It's only an interim order. Let us hope they quickly decide the whole issue of the act itself," he told reporters here. The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold a few key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reacting to the Supreme Court's interim stay on certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Monday said that such stays are temporary. Speaking to IANS, Jagdambika Pal said, "We welcome the decision. The way petitions were filed in the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the Act -- I don't think there has been such a lengthy discussion on any other law." He highlighted the government's consultative approach and said, "The gove ...Read More >
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said the Supreme Court has only given an interim order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 and hoped that the apex court would soon pass its verdict on the whole legislation itself. "The finality of the act has not been decided. It's only an interim order. Let us hope they quickly decide the whole issue of the act itself," he told reporters here. The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold a few key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, i ...Read More >
Chennai, September 15: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Monday hailed the Supreme Court's interim order staying key provisions of the Union government's amended Waqf Act. In a statement posted on X, Stalin said the verdict was "a historic affirmation that constitutional rights and religious freedoms cannot be trampled upon by arbitrary laws". The apex court's ruling came in response to petitions filed by the DMK and other organisations challenging the amendments brought ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday slammed the Opposition for criticising the amendments to the Waqf Act and said those involved in communal attack on a constitutional reform are neither well-wishers of the country nor any religion. The former minority affairs minister's remarks came after the Supreme Court put on hold several key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the clause that only those practising Islam for the last five years can dedicate ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Monday hailed the Supreme Court's interim order staying key provisions of the Union... Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Monday hailed the Supreme Court's interim order staying key provisions of the Union government's amended Waqf Act. In a statement posted on X, Stalin said the verdict was "a historic affirmation that constitutional rights and religious freedoms cannot be trampled upon by arbitrary laws". The ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin, on Monday (September 15, 2025), welcomed the Supreme Court's partial stay on some of the key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 brought about by the BJP-led union government. Mr. Stalin termed the order as a major step towards "undoing the unconstitutional and illegal amendments." The DMK has consistently opposed these amendments from the time the Bill was introduced in the Parliament, he said. "After it became an Act, the DMK ch ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's interim order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, saying the spirit of the verdict was in favour of "democratic India" and assured that the Centre would re-examine the provision requiring five years of practising Islam for the creation of Waqf. The apex court, in its interim order on Monday, declined to stay the Waqf Act in its entirety, noting that a statute carries a presumptio ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's order on staying certain provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act and said that this decision is a major step towards "undoing the unconstitutional" amendments which have been incorporated in the Waqf Amendment Act. In a post on X, DMK supremo recalled that since the passage of the said bill, his party has tried to counter the BJP's attempt to "misuse governmental power" thro ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court order on staying certain provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act and said that this decision is a major step towards undoing the unconstitutional amendments which have been incorporated in the Waqf Amendment Act. In a post on X, DMK supremo recalled that since the passage of the said bill, his party has tried to counter the BJP attempt to misuse governmental power through both ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The Congress on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court order putting on hold several key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act as a win for the constitutional values of justice, equality, and fraternity, and asserted that it goes a long way towards undoing the "mischievous intentions" underlying the original statute. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Supreme Court's order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 represents a substantial victo ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Monday refused to hear a petition that asked to include political parties under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act). The court raised doubts over whether political parties can be considered workplaces and if their members could legally be treated as employees under the Act. A bench led by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, along with Justices K. Vinod Chandran and N.V. Anjaria, heard a ...Read More >
Delhi/Hyderabad, Sept 15 (Maxim News): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Waqf Law, saying there was a "presumption" of constitutionality in its favour, but stalled the operation of certain provisions, including the one which said only those who are practising Islam for the last five years can create a waqf. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Pronouncing an interim order, a bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih said, "We have considered prima facie c ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the Supreme Court put a stay on certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, a couple of Muslim clerics on Monday expressed satisfaction with the interim relief, stating that their efforts would continue until the final verdict comes in "favour of the Muslims." The apex court in its interim order on Monday, declined to stay the Waqf Act in its entirety, noting that a statute carries a presumption of constitutionality and can be stayed only in the rarest ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in entirety, observing that a statute carries a presumption of constitutionality and can be stayed only in the rarest case. However, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justice A.G. Masih stayed the provision mandating 5 years of practising Islam for the creation of waqf until relevant rules are framed. Further, the CJI Gavai-led Bench stayed the provision empowering ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in entirety, observing that a statute carries a presumption of constitutionality and can be stayed only in the rarest case. However, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justice A.G. Masih stayed the provision mandating 5 years of practising Islam for the creation of waqf until relevant rules are framed. Further, the CJI Gavai-led Bench stayed the provision empowering a designated officer to ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Monday, put on hold the operation of two crucial provisions in the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, but refused to stay the whole statute. Pointing out that some sections need some protection, the Court said: "We have considered prima facie challenge to each of the sections and found no case was made out to stay entire statute... We have held that presumption is always in favour of constitutionality of statute." An entire law can only be stayed in the "rarest of rare" ...Read More >
The Supreme Court will decide Monday on pleas to stay the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih reserved the order on May 22. The Act, which amends the Waqf Act 1995, has sparked controversy over its effects on Muslim institutions. The Supreme Court is set to pronounce its decision on applications seeking a stay on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, on Monday (September 15). A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih had reserved the order on May 22. ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stalled the operation of key provisions, including the one which said only those who are practising Islam for the last five years can create a waqf. Pronouncing an interim order, a bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih said, "We have considered prima facie challenge to each of the sections and found no case was made out to stay the entire statute." The top court, however, stayed the provision which said that persons p ...Read More >
New Delhi- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Waqf law, saying there was a "presumption" of constitutionality in its favour, but stalled the operation of certain provisions, including the one which said only those who are practising Islam for the last five years can create a waqf. Pronouncing an interim order, a bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih said, "We have considered prima facie challenge to each of the sections and found no case was ma ...Read More >
Supreme Court NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold the provision in the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 that required a person to be a practitioner of Islam for five years to create a Waqf. The court said this provision will remain stayed until rules are framed on how to determine whether a person is a practitioner of Islam.The court said, "some sections need some protection."However, the Supreme Court refused to stay the entire Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, noting that only some sections nee ...Read More >
New Delhi: Security was heightened outside the Supreme Court on Monday ahead of the bench led by Chief Justice B R Gavai pronouncing interim orders on pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. Additional barricades, frisking points and access controls were in place around the court complex, with larger police deployment and restricted public entry. According to the cause list for September 15, the court will issue interim directions on three issues flagged during hearings in May, when ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Supreme Court will issue interim orders on Monday, September 15, addressing three contentious provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the government's power to denotify properties previously recognized as waqf through court rulings, historical usage, or legal deeds. A bench headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai had earlier reserved its order on May 22 after hearing extensive arguments from both sides over three consecutive days. Ready for a challenge? Click here to tak ...Read More >
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