The Waqf Amendment Bill aims to reform the governance of Waqf boards, which manage endowments for religious and charitable purposes in the Muslim community. The JPC, led by Jagadambika Pal of the ...

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 ...

NEW DELHI: A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) scrutinising the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill approved it on Monday, setting the tone for its tabling for discussion and passage during the ...

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- A Joint Parliamentary Committee on Monday cleared the Waqf Amendment Bill – which seeks to make 44 changes to the way Muslim charitable properties are ...

Some of the key provisions of the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025 are as follows: two Muslim women will continue to be included as members in both the State Waqf Boards (Section 14) and the Central Waqf ...

If the bill incorporating the changes recommended by the JPC are approved, all waqf claims will have to be backed by registered deeds.

NEW DELHI: Opposition members of the joint committee of Parliament examining the Waqf bill on Monday claimed the Bill's "draconian" character and bid to interfere in the religious affairs of ...

The Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) Convener Shahid Sayeed on Tuesday welcomed the clearance of the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 and termed it a significant move towards empowering underprivileged ...

National Conference leader and former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah, recently voiced his firm stance on the Waqf Amendment Bill and Article 370. Abdullah, speaking on the Waqf ...

Ten opposition members attending the joint committee of Parliament meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill were suspended on Friday as they accused its chairperson of reducing its proceedings to a ...

He said the bill "increased risk" of property appropriation as well as violated Muslim Personal Law and constitutional rights. According to the government-run Waqf Assets Management System of ...

The JPC will meet in New Delhi Wednesday to adopt the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, including opposition proposals and changes to the waqf tribunal. The meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee ...