'Waqf Act designed to capture properties'

The petitioners challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, argued before the Supreme Court yesterday that the contentious amendments are designed to “capture” properties through an executive and non-judicial process.

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“The 2025 Waqf (Amendment) Act has been framed for purposes of ‘protection of waqfs’, but in reality, it is designed to capture waqf through a process which is non-judicial and executive,” submitted senior advocate Kapil Sibal before a bench of Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice A.G. Masih.

No transfer, by its nature