Topic: Waqf Board
Sanjauli mosque: Waqf Board challenges demolition order in HC as Hindutva protests intensify
While members of the Dev Bhoomi Sangharsh Samiti continued their hunger strike for the tenth consecutive day demanding the demolition of the Sanjauli mosque in Shimla’s suburbs, the Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board on Friday approached the High Court challenging the district court’s order that declared the shrine “unauthorised.”
Fact Check: BJP MLA, Hindutva handles spread fake news about Waqf Board claiming Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai
In the lead-up to the Maharashtra assembly elections, several Hindutva social media accounts, including those of BJP lawmakers, circulated false claims that the Waqf Board had laid claim to the Shree Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai.
Chhattisgarh Waqf Board to ‘vet’ all speeches given during Friday prayers; AIMIM, Congress call it ‘unconstitutional’’
The Chhattisgarh Waqf Board has made it compulsory for all Friday sermons delivered at mosques in the state to be vetted beforehand, “to prevent political speeches being made under the guise of worship.”
Any change in Waqf Act will not be tolerated, say Muslim bodies, Opp parties as Union govt set to table Bill in this session
The Muslim organisations and Opposition parties termed the Union government's proposed Bill to amend the Waqf Act 1995 as “unacceptable.”
Eviction of ‘waqf’ encroachers: Madras HC upholds central law, declares 2010 Tamil Nadu amendment unconstitutional
The Madras High Court, in a judgement, has declared a 2010 amendment which brought waqf properties under the ambit of the Tamil Nadu Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act of 1976, unconstitutional.
UP: Court asks Muslims to hand over 600 years old Badruddin Shah dargah Baghpat to Hindus
The Baghpat District Court in Uttar Pradesh on Monday rejected a decades-old petition filed by a group of Muslims seeking the ownership of a site which contains a graveyard and the dargah of Sufi saint Sheikh Badruddin Shah.
