New Delhi6 minutes agoAuthor: Utkarsh Kumar Singh
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The central government is going to launch the ‘Asha’ portal on 6 June. It aims to promote better management and transparency of Waqf properties. The full name of ‘hope’ is- Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development. It will be a central portal on which Waqf properties across the country will be registered.
According to sources, it will be mandatory to register all Waqf properties within six months of the portal launch. Full details of the properties will have to be given on this, such as the length, width and the location tagged. If the name of a property is recorded in the name of a woman, then she will not be declared a Waqf property.
Additional time of two months can be given for registration Registration work will be done by the concerned State Waqf Board. If for some reason, timely registration is not done due to technical or other reasons, then additional deferment of 1 to 2 months can be given. But if the property is still not registered, it will be sent to the Waqf Tribunal, considering it disputed.
The important purpose of the benefits of Waqf properties will be to help women, children and weaker sections. This portal is being launched under the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The bill was passed after a debate in Parliament and it was approved by President Draupadi Murmu on 5 April.
The Supreme Court reserved the verdict on the Waqf Bill on 22 May On 22 May, the petitions challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 in the Supreme Court ended. The Supreme Court reserved the verdict. The petitioners have described the law against the rights of Muslims and demanded an interim ban. On the other hand, the central government argued in favor of the law.
On the last day, the debate remained around the government’s plea, stating that Waqf is an Islamic concept, but it is not an essential part of religion. Therefore it is not a fundamental right.
Waqf should be seen as a philanthropic donation separate from Islam or it should be considered an integral part of religion. On this, counsel for the petitioners Kapil Sibal said, ‘For the hereafter …. Waqf is surrender to God. Unlike other religions, Waqf is a donation to God. ‘
Then CJI BR Gawai said, religious donation is not limited to Islam only. There is also the concept of ‘salvation’ in Hinduism. Donation is also the basic principle of other religions. Just then, Justice Augustine George Christ also agreed and said, “Christianity also wants heaven.”
Big things about the hearing of May 22 …
Center arguments
- SG Tusshar Mehta spoke on section 3E. Said that Section 3E prohibits the construction of Waqf on the land under the scheduled areas. This provision was for the protection of Scheduled Tribes.
- Scheduled Tribes have constitutional protection in scheduled areas. Suppose I sell the land and find that if the person of the ST community is cheated in the land transaction, then the land can be refunded, but Waqf says that the donated land cannot be withdrawn.
- When Chief Justice Gawai asked the argument behind it, SG Mehta said that the construction of Waqf is irreversible and this could adversely affect the rights of the weak tribal population. The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) says that tribals can adopt Islam, but have their own cultural identity.
- On this, Justice Christ said- it does not seem right. Islam is Islam! Religion is the same.
- SG Mehta said JPC says that people of SC community do not follow Islam in the same way as they have a separate cultural identity. On this, Justice Christ said that how can you say this, Islam religion remains the same everywhere. However, cultural practices may vary.
Argument of petitioner
- Kapil Sibal said that historical and constitutional principles have been sidelined in the new law. The government wants to grab Waqf with a non-judicial process.
- Abhishek Manu Singhvi, the second senior advocate presented by the petitioner, said that the same law sometimes gives land to Waqf. Law cannot become God. No rule or law makes Waqf Boy user, but only recognizes it.
5 petitions were heard in Supreme Court The Supreme Court has heard 5 main petitions against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. This includes a petition by AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi. The bench of CJI BR Gawai and Justice AG Christ is hearing. Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta on behalf of the Center and Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Rajiv Dhawan are advocating on behalf of the petitioners.
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