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The Kerala High Court connected Thursday granted the State 2 weeks to respond to allegations of statutory violations successful the Kerala State Waqf Board successful a nationalist involvement litigation (PIL) filed by BJP person Shone George.
Mr. George had alleged that the Waqf Board was functioning successful usurpation of the mandates nether the United Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1955. All 9 retired of 11 members are Muslims, without immoderate notation of the different 2 members which affects the request of diverseness arsenic per law, the petitioner said. The Act was amended successful 2025, reforming the absorption of Waqf properties successful India.
The Waqf Amendment Act mandates that astatine slightest 2 members of the Board, excluding ex-officio members, indispensable beryllium non-Muslims successful bid to guarantee secular oversight, nonrecreational diversity, and fiscal accountability successful administration, helium said.
The PIL sought the information of 2 non-Muslim members to the Waqf Board and to halt the functioning of the committee till specified an bid is passed.
