A Waqf is a Muslim religious endowment, usually in the form of landed property, made for purposes of charity and community welfare.

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was introduced in India’s Lok Sabha on August 8, 2024, with the aim of reforming the management of Waqf properties. Waqf refers to properties dedicated for ...

Further, under the new rules the Waqf Council can't claim land. The Waqf Amendment Bill proposes numerous changes to the way Waqf boards are administered, including nominating non-Muslim and (at ...

The Waqf Amendment Bill is set to be presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, with the government having completed all ...

Parliament’s Joint Committee on Waqf (Amendment ... recorded Waqf properties fall under the definition of “Waqf by User”. By removing this concept, the Bill leaves no scope for any such ...

While the Bill states that only a person practising Islam for at least five years may declare a Waqf, which refers to properties dedicated exclusively for religious or charitable purposes under ...

All the amendments moved by the Opposition were rejected. The Bill originally proposed to remove the concept of “Waqf by User”, under which properties are deemed Waqf-based solely owing to ...

Members of the parliamentary panel on the Waqf Amendment Bill have suggested 572 amendments ... the scheduled meeting and demanded a probe under Supreme Court supervision on the chairman allegedly ...

A joint parliamentary committee on Wednesday adopted the revised 2024 Waqf Amendment Bill after a vote ... In India, waqfs are governed under the Waqf Act. Each state has a waqf board led by ...

chairman of the joint parliamentary committee on Waqf Amendment Bill. He had been under house arrest for most part since 2019, when the Indian government scrapped the disputed Muslim-majority ...

Bill, 2024, was introduced in India’s Lok Sabha on August 8, 2024, with the aim of reforming the management of Waqf properties. Waqf refers to properties dedicated for religious, charitable, or pious ...