Waqf Islamic concept but not essential to Islam: Centre to SC
NEW DELHI, May 21(PTI): The Centre on Wednesday defended the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the Supreme Court and said though waqf was an Islamic concept, it was not an essential part of Islam.
Arguing before Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said, “Waqf is an Islamic concept. But it is not an essential part of Islam.. Waqf is nothing but just charity in Islam.” “Charity is recognised in every religion, and it cannot be regarded as an essential tenet of any religion,” he said.
Earlier in the day, Mehta asserted nobody could claim right over public land by using waqf by user principle which was a statutory right and the law could take it away.
