The Waqf Act of 1995 regulates "auqaf" by a wakif. Auqaf are the assets that are dedicated as waqf, and wakif is the person who is responsible for dedicating the property for purposes that are ...

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday submitted before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf (Amendment) Act 2024 that out of the 14,000 hectares claimed to be Waqf property, as much as 11 ...

Another crucial amendment as per sources is that a person claiming to be a Muslim and wanting to donate his assets to waqf needs to produce evidence to show that he has been practising the faith ...

Alienated properties refer to waqf land or assets that have been transferred ... Tokhan Sahu said land is a state subject and hence, no data of land provided by the state governments is available ...

of 1995 Waqf is a permanent dedication of movable or immovable properties for religious, pious or charitable purposes as recognised by Muslim Law. The assets donated and notified as waqf are known ...

The Joint Parliamentary Committee approved the Waqf (Amendment) Bill with a 15-11 majority, amid opposition members' concerns over government interference and the inclusion of non-Muslims on waqf ...

The Muslim Personal Law Board has come down heavily on the allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party for supporting the Waqf Bill and appealed to the Opposition to unite to defeat the Bill in the ...

provided the asset is not in dispute or belongs to the government. "Any bad-faith actor can institute a litigation over any part of the properties belonging to the 'waqf by user' and consequently ...

The 1995 Wakf Act was passed to regulate 'auqaf' (assets donated and notified as Waqf) by a 'wakif' (the person who dedicates the property). The legislation was last amended in 2013. NDTV is now ...

and employment hubs through efficient utilization of Waqf properties. He also stressed the importance of third-party audits and public use of these assets. According to him, the bill benefits not ...

According to the government-run Waqf Assets Management System of India, there are currently 356,047 registered Waqf estates, 872,321 immovable properties, and 16,713 movable properties in the country.