waqf properties

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ruled two Kishtwar shrines and their properties as waqf, denying ownership rights to petitioners claiming hereditary custodianship. The court emphasized that property titles must be based on evidence, not public history, dismissing reliance on historical texts for ownership claims.

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Decades-long Marxists and Congress supporters in Kerala's Munambam are switching allegiance to the BJP due to a protracted Waqf land claim dispute. Protesters, including a 77-year-old woman, have endured nearly 250 days of hunger strike, feeling betrayed by traditional parties. This desperation led to a BJP victory in a local election, signaling a potential shift in the region's political landscape.

A descendant of Kamal Maulana Chisti has filed an intervention application in the Indore High Court regarding the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute. Qazi Moinuddin, claiming to be the hereditary custodian, asserted his rights as a necessary party. The court granted him the right to be heard on April 2, alongside other applications, despite objections regarding his standing.

A mechanic was brutally beaten to death by a group with a cricket bat and logs near Wilson Garden, allegedly over protection money demands and a dispute concerning his shop's concrete roof construction. Seven individuals have been arrested following the violent incident that occurred in front of the victim's children. Police are investigating the exact circumstances.

The government has tasked IIT-Delhi with a sample survey of waqf properties due to severely lacking survey data, despite ongoing digitisation efforts. The assessment report, expected in two months, will help create a standardised survey template for states to improve data collection and management.

Six years after the waqf properties Lease (Amendment) Rules, 2014, was enforced, the state government approved a proposal to hike the monthly rent for a waqf property in Bhuleshwar in south Mumbai.

The upcoming Central Waqf Portal, slated for launch in early June, will replace the existing WAMSI system with a more secure, three-tier verification process for waqf property data. Unregistered 'waqf by user' properties will be excluded initially. The new system, under the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, aims to enhance transparency and accuracy in managing over 8.

IIT-Delhi will survey all waqf properties in Telangana to identify boundaries and prevent further encroachments, covering 77,538 acres of agricultural land. The Telangana Waqf Board reported significant land encroachments. This survey aims to assist in stopping registrations and encroachments by updating revenue records. Urban properties will also be addressed through municipal authority support.