The Supreme Court on Wednesday made an important comment, saying that the properties which have been declared Waqf, whether it is Waqf or the Waqf declared by the document, will not be declared back to normal assets. However, the central government objected to this and urged the court to hear it before giving any order on it. At the same time, the Supreme Court has fixed the next hearing in this case at 2 pm on April 17.
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Government’s side
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court that there are many Muslims who do not want to be ruled by Waqf law. He also informed that the new Waqf Amendment Act is made after 38 meetings of the Joint Committee of Parliament and it was passed after knowing the opinion of 98.2 lakh people.
Kapil Sibal kept arguments on behalf of petitioners
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing on behalf of the petitioners, cited the Waqf Amendment Act and said that he was challenging the provision that only Muslims can create waqf. Sibal asked, ‘How can the state decide whether I am a Muslim or not and therefore worthy of making Waqf or not?’ He said, ‘How can the government say that only those people who have been following Islam for the last five years?’
On the other hand, senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, who represented some petitioners, said that the Waqf Act would have influence all over India and the petitions should not be sent to the High Court. While senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, who is opposing the Kuvakf Act, said that Waqf is an established practice of Islam on behalf of the user and cannot be abolished.
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