The Supreme Court deleted a Kerala High Court order that placed the Kerala Waqf Board under the supervision of a state government joint secretary, allowing the joint secretary to remain a board member but removing the supervisory role. The HC was directed to decide the matter expeditiously.
Over 5.87 lakh waqf properties approved out of 7.95 lakh uploaded; June 30 deadline for corrections looms amid race to meet Waqf Amendment Act 2025 compliance
The committee managing Kabristan Ahle Muslimeen in Mathura has called the administration's compensation of Rs 100 per damaged grave "shocking" and an "insult to the dead" after a JCB allegedly damaged nine graves on April 26. Families reported seeing burial shrouds and skeletal remains, while the official valuation was Rs 100 per grave, tree, and concrete pillar.
An advocate, Khaza Moizuddin, who was fighting cases against alleged encroachments on waqf properties, was fatally run over by an SUV in Hyderabad. His son alleges two educationists are behind the targeted killing, citing previous threats and attacks.
