Abstract
This legislative note examines The Waqf (Amendment) Act at the intersection of religious minority rights and state control. It begins by outlining the concept of waqfs, their significance in the Muslim world, types of waqfs, and modalities of their creation. Providing a brief history of the regulation of waqfs, it highlights the close connection of these Muslim religious endowments with the history of Hindu religious endowments. It evaluates the 2025 legal developments across three key areas: (i) family waqfs, testamentary succession, and gender, (ii) ‘government property’, waqfs, and state appropriation, and (iii) waqf regulation as a potential infringement on religious autonomy and the right to practice religion. Engaging with public discourse, which is fraught with misinformation, the article demonstrates how legal reform can be an exercise in performative politics rather than substantive policy development.
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Ameena, Noor
(2025)
"The Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025: Policy, Politics, and Performance,"
Journal of Law and Public Policy: Vol. 9:
Iss.
2, Article 4.
Available at:
https://repository.nls.ac.in/jlpp/vol9/iss2/4
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