Supreme question on Waqf law! Will government get relief, or will it be stopped? Know the full status of the hearing so far

 A large case is in discussion these days in the nation's biggest court about the Waqf law. There was a long hearing on this law in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, lasting nearly 70 minutes. Throughout this period, the court posed several hard questions to the government, and it made it clear that the issue is extremely serious and the way of the government will not be simple.

What is the entire issue?

There are some petitioners who have approached the Supreme Court against the Waqf law. He states that there are numerous shortcomings in this law and it goes against the Constitution. The central government, however, is defending the law. Arguments before both sides were heard at Wednesday's hearing and the court warmed up the environment with their comments in between.

Three major issues that were discussed

On Wednesday, in the hearing, three primary amendments in the Waqf law were considered:

• Denotification of Waqf by User Property: Cancellation of the status of pre-existing Waqf properties without registration.
• Appointment of non-Muslim members in the Waqf Board: Numerous questions were raised regarding it.
• Granting power to the collector in disputes:  The court questioned whether this privilege should be included in the jurisdiction of the tribunal?

What did the Supreme Court inquire?

Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna's bench asked some significant questions:

• If a waqf property is a purchaser but unregistered, what will become of it?
• How will it become feasible to register mosques that are 14th and 16th century old and lack registry documents?
• Registration was not performed prior to British rule, what will become of the properties at that time?

What is the matter and how will it be determined?

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the government, said:

• If a property belongs to the government, the collector will inspect it and the record will be rectified.
• If somebody has any objection to the order of the collector, he can approach the tribunal.
• Between 1923 and 2013, registration of Waqf properties was compulsory.

What's next?

The interim order was to be delivered on Wednesday, but since the court ran short of time, the hearing was postponed. The hearing will take place on Thursday again, and it is anticipated that the court will clarify its stance on these three matters concerning the Waqf law.

All eyes are now on the decision by the Supreme Court

This is not a straightforward hearing for the government. The cutting queries of the Supreme Court have left no doubt that there will be an in-depth inquiry prior to the interim order. Will the Waqf law be stayed? Or will the Government be relieved? The solution perhaps lies in today's hearing.