Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
Key Changes to Board Composition
The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 significantly restructured the composition of both the Central Waqf Council and State Waqf Boards. Under the amended framework, State Waqf Boards must include at least one member each from Shia, Sunni, and other backward classes among Muslim communities, one member from Bohra and Aghakhani communities, at least two women members, and two non-Muslim members (excluding ex-officio members). For the Central Waqf Council, two of the non-ex-officio members must be non-Muslim. The amendment also altered property survey and claims processes, and expanded government oversight over waqf properties.
- State Waqf Board composition (post-2025 amendment): Mandates two non-Muslim members (excluding ex-officio).
- Central Waqf Council: Mandates two non-Muslim non-ex-officio members.
- The amendment also requires at least two women members on State Waqf Boards.
- Supreme Court interim order (September 2025): Capped non-Muslim members at three on State Boards and four on the Central Council, pending final hearing.
- Over 65 petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the 2025 Act were filed in the Supreme Court.
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