If legislature finds that 'waqf by user' has led to massive encroachments & seeks to delete the provision, such an amendment cannot be considered arbitrary, SC says.
At meeting on proposed changes to 1995 Waqf Act, Islamic outfits raised objections & called for scrapping of Bill. Oppn MPs said govt mustn’t interfere in religious matters.
Bill proposes to protect govt properties from being declared waqf, empowers DMs to survey waqf land & play arbiter in disputes, while also limiting powers of waqf tribunals.
Waqf boards are struggling to maintain control of their vast properties with mounting legal battles, a losing perception war, internal chaos, and political heat.
Waqf boards are the third largest landowners in India, after Armed Forces and Railways. But India's Muslim community is still struggling for basic needs.
The repo rate cut should be interpreted as a pre-emptive measure to create a buffer, ensuring that the economy enters the forthcoming year with adequate liquidity.
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India is now the only country still operating the Jaguar, long retired by its original users, France in 2005 and the UK in 2007, and secondary operators like Oman, Nigeria and Ecuador.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
Some good parts, but I think several key points were missed.
Section 3(r) (must practice Islam for at least 5 years to donate to Waqf) prevents a theoretically possible loophole that is open to easy abuse – convert to Islam and donate to Waqf right now, instantaneously.
Additionally, I think the collector vs judicial/quasi-judicial distinction is also as arbitrary (they’re both arms of the state).
Some good parts, but I think several key points were missed.
Section 3(r) (must practice Islam for at least 5 years to donate to Waqf) prevents a theoretically possible loophole that is open to easy abuse – convert to Islam and donate to Waqf right now, instantaneously.
Additionally, I think the collector vs judicial/quasi-judicial distinction is also as arbitrary (they’re both arms of the state).