All evacuee property vested with the Waqf Boards taken away by the government: Sibal
Kapil Sibal refers to the amendment of Section 36 of the principal Act which says that the District Collector would inquire into the genuineness and validity of an application for registration of a waqf and correctness of any particulars, and submit a report to the State Waqf Board.
If the Collector mentions that the property for registration is in dispute or is government land, the property will not be registered as a waqf. It has to be decided by a competent court.
No legal proceedings for enforcement of any right on behalf of any waqf, which have not been registered in accordance with the provisions of 2025 Act, will be entertained by any court six months after the commencement of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
Mr. Sibal says the District Collector, an officer of the government, would decide if there is any dispute on a property for which registration is sought. If there is a dispute, the Collector will not register the property as waqf unless directed by a court of law. However, no legal proceedings will be entertained after the six-month deadline from the commencement of the Act.
All evacuee property vested with the Waqf Boards is taken away by the government, he argues.
