Legislative design of new law will ensure that no person is denied access to courts & that decisions are made within bounds of fairness & legality, it adds.
The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 has done away with ‘waqf-by-user’ provision from law, but the Centre has told Supreme Court the amendments will be put on hold for now.
Concerns under scrutiny were drawn from a batch of nearly 100 petitions challenging the law, and revolve around significant changes to waqf governance and property recognition.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told bench that it would not be appropriate to consider a stay 'indirectly or directly based on prima facie or tentative reading of some sections'.
SC bench led by CJI, which is hearing batch of close to 100 petitions on Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, said an interim order would be in operation until the final disposal of the case.
Lalan Singh of JD(U) asks why Oppn leaders don’t talk about Pasmanda Muslims, TDP’s Tenneti urges Centre to allow states to determine composition of waqf boards.
31-member JPC adopted 655-page report Tuesday. It is to be submitted to Lok Sabha Speaker Thursday, but there is no clarity on if it will be tabled in Parliament in budget session.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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