Delhi Waqf Board

The institution of waqf may sound like a noble charity rooted in Islamic tradition, but dig deeper, and you’ll find an intriguing story of property management, historical manoeuvring, and power preservation that echoes through India’s legal and political landscape. Derived from the Arabic verb waqafa (to stop or hold), a waqf essentially ‘locks’ assets, rendering […]

The government is likely to amend the Waqf Act due to reports of misuse by a few powerful Muslim bodies.

The Central Information Commissioner, while imposing costs on the Delhi Waqf Board over non-disclosure of salaries being paid to imams, has criticised a 1993 order passed by the Supreme Court, saying it was in violation of Constitutional norms and set a “wrong precedent”. Central Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar said the top court’s order permitting remuneration to […]

The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has found out that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan, along with two of his associates Hamid Ali and Kausar Imam Siddiqui, was allegedly running a “racket” of buying and selling properties

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan ignored the advice of the CEO while appointing 33 employees at the Delhi Waqf Board, ACB stated in its FIR.