Overview

• A bench of Chief Justice B. R. Gavai and Justice A. G. Masih will pronounce the order on September 15, nearly four months after reserving it on May 22.
• The interim ruling is set to address denotification of recognised waqfs, the legal status of properties during district collector inquiries, and the inclusion of non-Muslim nominees on Waqf Boards and the Central Waqf Council.
• The Union government has defended the amendments as secular, transparency-focused regulation backed by a presumption of constitutionality, filing a 1,332-page affidavit.
• Petitioners including politicians, religious bodies and civil-rights groups contend the law discriminates against Muslims, dismantles waqf-by-user protections, and shifts registration burdens onto custodians.
• On August 22 the court declined to stay the Centre’s UMEED portal notification, leaving the six‑month nationwide registration drive for waqf properties in effect pending the interim order.