Govt puts two key aspects of Waqf law on hold for a week

A DAY AFTER the Supreme Court red-flagged three key aspects of the Waqf Act and suggested it could stay their operation, the Centre on Thursday told the court that it would put at least one of these contentious provisions on hold:

- ANANTHAKRISHNAN G

one that allows non-Muslims to be appointed on Waqf boards or councils and that it will not denotify already registered waqf by user properties.

A three-judge bench, presided by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, took on record this assurance by solicitor general Tushar Mehta that neither waqf properties, including "waqf by user", will be denotified nor appointments will be made to the council and boards till May 5.