NEW DELHI – The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has expressed the hope that the Supreme Court will eventually strike down all the damaging and contentious Waqf Law revisions and return it to its original form.
The board expressed some satisfaction with the Supreme Court’s interim ruling announced on Thursday. The organisation, representing the country’s Muslims, had petitioned the court to rule that the new Waqf statute is unconstitutional and is leading the opposition to the new Waqf law, which it has referred to as a “black law.”
Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, president of the board, said in a statement that all the government’s modifications were contentious and controversial; they were all introduced to usurp Waqf holdings.
However, regardless of whether the lands are registered or unregistered, notified, or used for Waqf purposes, the Supreme Court has prohibited any form of meddling with endowed properties in its interim ruling. There was concern that if this ban hadn’t been put in place, encroachers would have grabbed Waqf by user properties before the ruling was made. He added that the Supreme Court ordered the government not to nominate members to the Central Waqf Council and Waqf Board. “Despite being temporary, this ruling also prevented the government’s malicious plans to play games by showing off its power in these recognised institutions. In actuality, the Ummah’s united fight led to this decision,” he said.
Applauding both interim rulings, the board president expressed the hope that the Supreme Court will strike down all of these damaging and contentious Waqf Law revisions and return it to its original form. However, he stated that until all of the contentious modifications are removed, the board’s declared movement will proceed according to the programme. He urged all justice-loving individuals, national organisations, and the general public to make these gatherings a success with courage and tenacity.
