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Muslim petitioners at the Supreme Court lawn during hearing on pleas challenging the Waqf Act amendments. (Photo: PTI)

Supreme Court reserves interim orders in waqf case

New Delhi, May 22 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its interim orders on three issues, including the power to denotify properties declared as “waqf by courts, waqf-by-user or waqf by deed” after hearing a clutch of pleas challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. Before reserving the interim orders, a bench

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Joint Forum For Waqf Protection stage a protest rally against Waqf Amendment Bill on April 4, 2025 in Kolkata, India. (Photo: Getty Image)

Waqf Islamic concept but not essential to Islam: Centre to Supreme Court

New Delhi, May 21 (PTI) The Centre on Wednesday defended the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the Supreme Court and said though waqf was an Islamic concept, it was not an essential part of Islam. Arguing before Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said, “Waqf is an

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Supreme Court building in New Delhi. (Photo: Getty Image)

Waqf case hearing: Presumption of validity in favour of law, make strong case for relief, says Supreme Court

New Delhi, May 20 (PTI) Underscoring the “presumption of constitutionality in favour of law”, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said petitioners challenging the waqf law needed a “strong and glaring” case for interim relief. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih commenced the hearing on a batch of pleas

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MP minister Vijay Shah (left),Col Sofiya Qureshi (right)

MP govt constitutes SIT to probe Minister Vijay Shah’s remarks against Col Sofiya Qureshi

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh government has constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the controversial remarks against Col Sofiya Qureshi made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kunwar Vijay Shah, who serves as the Tribal Affairs minister in the state cabinet. This development comes after the Supreme

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