The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Monday expressed disappointment over the Supreme Court’s interim judgment on the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, calling it “incomplete and unsatisfactory.”
In a statement, Board spokesperson Dr. S. Q. R. Ilyas said that while the apex court had stayed some controversial provisions of the new law, the wider constitutional concerns raised by Muslims and other citizens were ignored.
“While the Court has granted partial relief, it has not addressed the wider constitutional concerns, which has left us disappointed,” Dr. Ilyas said. He added that “many crucial provisions, which are completely arbitrary and harmful to the community, have not been stayed.”
Dr. Ilyas warned that the provisions left untouched could be misused by government officials. “The way in which government functionaries act in a prejudiced manner, the community feels that those provisions not stayed at this stage shall be abused,” he remarked.
The Supreme Court’s interim order provided relief on several issues, including protecting waqf property rights, stopping arbitrary powers of revenue officers, limiting non-Muslim representation in waqf boards, and suspending the rule that required a person to prove they had been a practicing Muslim for five years before creating a waqf.
However, the Board said it remained deeply concerned about provisions such as the prospective de-recognition of ‘Waqf by user’ and the compulsory requirement of a waqf deed, which it said go against Islamic law.
“The entire amendment is a deliberate move to weaken and seize waqf properties. We demand the complete repeal of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 and restoration of the earlier law,” Dr. Ilyas stated.
He also announced that the Board’s Save Waqf Campaign will continue with more intensity. The second phase of the campaign, which began on September 1, 2025, includes dharnas, demonstrations, waqf marches, memorandums, leadership arrests, roundtable meetings, interfaith conclaves, and press conferences.
The campaign will culminate in a massive rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on November 16, 2025, with participation expected from across the country.
