AIMPLB rejects Indian SC’s interim order on Waqf (Amendment) Act as incomplete
Demands repeal of Act, calls for restoration of original law
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has voiced disappointment over the Indian Supreme Court’s interim judgment on the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, calling the order incomplete and unsatisfactory.
According to Kashmir Media Service, AIMPLB leaders, Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas and Maulana Mohammed Fazlurrahim Mujaddidi, addressing media persons at Press Club of India in Delhi said that although the apex court had stayed some controversial provisions of the law, it failed to address broader constitutional concerns raised by Muslims and other citizens.
“While the Court has granted partial relief, it has not touched the larger constitutional issues, which has left us disappointed,” Dr. Ilyas remarked. He added that “many crucial provisions, which are arbitrary and harmful to the community, remain intact.”
Warning of possible misuse, Dr. Ilyas said, “Given the prejudiced manner in which government functionaries act, the provisions not stayed at this stage are bound to be abused.”
The interim order provided relief on several fronts, including protection of waqf property rights, curbing arbitrary powers of revenue officers, limiting non-Muslim representation on waqf boards, and suspending the rule that required proof of being a practicing Muslim for five years before creating a waqf.
However, the AIMPLB said it remains deeply concerned about provisions such as the prospective de-recognition of ‘Waqf by user’ and the compulsory requirement of a waqf deed, which it argued run contrary to Islamic law.
“The entire amendment is a deliberate move to weaken and seize waqf properties of Muslim community. We demand the complete repeal of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 and restoration of the earlier law,” Dr. Ilyas declared.
He further announced that the Board’s Save Waqf Campaign will intensify. The second phase of the campaign, launched on September 1, 2025, includes sit-ins, demonstrations, waqf marches, memorandums, leadership arrests, roundtable meetings, interfaith conclaves, and press conferences.
The campaign is scheduled to culminate in a massive rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on November 16, 2025, with participation expected from across India.
