'Incomplete, unsatisfactory' order: AIMPLB

NEW DELHI: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board ( AIMPLB ) has expressed disappointment over the SC's interim order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, describing it as "incomplete and unsatisfactory" and sharing that the community feels that "those provisions not stayed at this stage shall be abused".

The board said that while SC has granted partial relief, refusal to stay the entire Act "leaves numerous other harmful provisions in operation, including the prospective de-recognition of ' waqf by user ' and mandatory requirement of a waqf deed, which goes against established tenets of Islamic law". AIMPLB spokesperson S Q R Ilyas said the board will continue with its protests under 'Save Waqf Campaign' and a rally will be held at Ramlila Maidan, Delhi, on November 16.

Meanwhile, All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz national working president Shariq Adeeb Ansari welcomed the verdict, saying the "nuanced judgment that protects constitutional principles, secures justice and maintains the sanctity of waqf institutions while upholding the rule of law". "I believe this verdict will benefit India's Muslims - especially the Pasmanda sections - by safeguarding their rights within the constitutional framework," he said.

Stating that the order cannot be considered satisfactory until 'waqf by user' is fully safeguarded, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) faction led by Maulana Mahmood Madani said that India has more than 4 lakh waqf properties classified under 'waqf by user', including 1.19 lakh mosques and 1.50 lakh graveyards. More than 80% of these are unregistered, he said.

However, the JUH faction led by Arshad Madani welcomed the interim relief on certain provisions but added the Act was a "dangerous conspiracy against the Constitution aimed at snatching away religious freedom of Muslims". The Jamiat is confident SC will "strike down this law and provide complete constitutional justice", he said.