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Mumbai, Sep 15 (PTI) Maharashtra Congress leader Naseem Khan on Monday termed the Supreme Court's interim order staying several provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 as a "slap on the arrogance" of the BJP-led Union government. The Supreme Court put on hold several key provisions, including the clause that only those practising Islam for the last five years can dedicate a property as waqf, but refused to stay the entire law. The apex court also pressed pause on the powers given to a Collec ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): India's overall exports, merchandise and services combined, in August 2025 were reported at USD 69.16 billion, marking a 9.34 per cent rise on a yearly basis, data from the Union Commerce Ministry showed on Monday. The total exports in August 2024 were pegged at USD 63.25 billion. Exports of merchandise goods rose from USD 32.89 billion to USD 35.10 billion, and exports of services rose from USD 30.36 billion to USD 34.06 billion during August 2025. Also ...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 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Congress on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's interim order staying some provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, describing it as a "substantial victory" for the constitutional values of justice, equality, and fraternity. "The Order is an important one because it goes a long way towards undoing the mischievous intentions underlying the original statute," said Jairam Ramesh, Congress MP and General Secretary in-charge communications. In a message on X, R ...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 >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The CPI-M on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court order putting on hold certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which sparked nationwide protests and debates earlier this year. "The Hon'ble Supreme Court has stayed certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the one that mandated a disputed property would not be treated as Waqf unless the executive permits it after an inquiry," CPI-M General Secretary M A Baby said in a post on X. "The CPI-M wel ...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 >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India in its interim order Monday September 15, 2025 stayed the controversial provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 but refused to grant a blanket hold on the new Waqf law. "We have gone to legislative history right from the 1923 Act up till now and considered a prima facie challenge to each of the sections. After hearing parties, we have held that the case was not made out to stay the entire statute. However, certain sections which are challenged need some ...Read More >
New Delhi: 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 victory not just fo ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued a significant interim order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025. While it stayed certain provisions, it refused to suspend the law in its entirety. Following the decision, strong reactions poured in from both the government and the opposition. Congress MP and spokesperson Jairam Ramesh described the ruling as a "big victory" for the opposition. He said the court had curtailed the powers of the Collector, safeguarded existing Waqf properties from dubiou ...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 >
Lucknow, Sep 15 (PTI) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court judgement putting on hold several key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) also said it has full faith in the courts, and is hopeful of getting justice. Reacting to the Supreme Court judgement, Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali, an executive member of AIMPLB, told PTI, "Muslims and the AIMPLB wanted a stay on the entire Waqf (Amendment) ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 15 (ANI): BJP MP and former chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Act, Jagdambika Pal, on Monday reaffirmed the validity of the law, after the Supreme Court refused to stay the entire law but put on hold certain provisions of it. He said that while the government would consider the interim stay, the Act was framed after consultations and extensive debates in both Houses of Parliament. Also Read | UPI P2M Payment Limits ...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 >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 15 (ANI): BJP MP and former chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Act, Jagdambika Pal, on Monday reaffirmed the validity of the law, after the Supreme Court refused to stay the entire law but put on hold certain provisions of it. He said that while the government would consider the interim stay, the Act was framed after consultations and extensive debates in both Houses of Parliament. "The Supreme Court has given its a ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court's September 15 interim order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, keeps the law broadly in force while pausing the most contentious innovations. The bench reiterated the strong presumption that a parliamentary statute is constitutional and declined a blanket stay, yet it suspended specific clauses that, in its view, risk arbitrary application or encroach on judicial functions. In short, most reforms continue, but key levers that would have shifted power toward the ex ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's interim order staying certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 and said that the top court's ruling is a "win" for the constitutional values of justice, equality, and fraternity. In a post on X, the Congress General Secretary (Communications) said that the interim order represents a substantial victory not just for the parties that opposed but also for all those members ...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 >
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 >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 15 (ANI): Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, after the apex court refused to stay the entire law but put on hold certain provisions pending the final adjudication of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Act. Rijiju, who also holds the Minority Affairs portfolio, said that the Supreme Court decision reflects the trust in our institutions, as he called the Supreme Cou ...Read More >
New Delhi, September 15: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking to bring women engaged in political sector under the protection of anti-sexual harassment law. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and Atul S Chandurkar questioned how political parties could fall within the definition of "workplace" under the POSH Act, remarking that there exists no employer-employee relationship between a party and its workers. The Special Leav ...Read More >
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 15 (ANI): National president of the Bharatiya Sufi Foundation, Kashish Warsi, on Monday appealed to political parties to not take advantage of the the Supreme Court's interim order that stayed specific provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025. He, however, criticised the various Waqf boards across the country, claiming that they have not worked for the welfare of the people. Also Read | Hyderabad Liberation Day 2025: Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev ...Read More >
Kochi, Sep 15 (PTI) The Munnambam Land Protection Council on Monday expressed relief that the Supreme Court's partial stay on the Waqf Amendment Act will not affect their case. Council members told reporters that since the apex court has not stayed Section 2(a) of the Act, their land dispute remains outside the purview of Waqf provisions. Section 2(a) clarifies that the Waqf amended Act does not apply to trusts established by a Muslim for purposes similar to a Waqf. The protesters maintain th ...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: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju interpreted the Supreme Court's order on Waqf Amendment Act 2025 in Centre's favour, saying that the apex court "upheld the decision made in the Parliament." SC stalled key provisions of the act, including the clause that only practising Muslim of five years can dedicate a property as Waqf.Meanwhile, Congress viewed the judgement from an opposite lens saying that the order put a "complete stop to government's conspiracy", welcoming it as a r ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): Petitioners have welcomed the Supreme Court's interim order staying certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and a petitioner, said that many of the points raised, including issues related to "Waqf by User" and protection of monuments, have been accepted by the court. "To a large extent, our point has been accepted. Our point on 'Waqf by User' has been accepted. Along ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 15 (ANI): All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) welcomed the Supreme Court's order on staying certain provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act, while expressing hope that a 100 per cent relief will be provided in the case to the petitioners when the top court delivers its final verdict in the case. Speaking to ANI, Eidgah Imam and AIMPLB member Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali emphasised that their "demand of the Supreme Court putting a stay on ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's order on staying certain provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act, stating that the apex court has put a "complete stop" to the government's "conspiracy" and the verdict is a relief for those who feared their lands will be grabbed. The remarks by Pratapgarhi, one of the petitioners on a plea to stay the implementation of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, were made as the Supreme Court pronounced ...Read More >
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