The Centre had filed a caveat in the Supreme Court on April 8, requesting that no orders be passed without hearing its side.The CJI clarified during the hearing that the bench was not considering any arguments on staying the Act at this stage. However, the court did question how “waqfs by user” — a practice where a property is treated as waqf by long-standing community use — would be registered in the absence of proper documents.“Undoing ‘waqf by user’ will create a problem. There has been some misuse of this, but the issue remains,” the CJI observed. The court also asked the Centre whether it was willing to allow Muslims to be part of Hindu religious trusts.The bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha with 128 votes in favour and 95 against, while the Lok Sabha cleared it with 288 members supporting it and 232 opposing.As many as 72 petitions have been filed against the law, including those by AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and Congress MPs Imran Pratapgarhi and Mohammad Jawed.The hearing in the matter is underway.(With inputs from PTI)
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