Waqf Amendment Act has no retrospective effect: Kerala HC
The court held there is no retrospective effect for the insertion of Section 52A in 2013 in the Waqf Act.
The court held there is no retrospective effect for the insertion of Section 52A in 2013 in the Waqf Act.
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which is currently being scrutinised by a Joint Committee of Parliament (JCP), has stirred a hornet’s nest. The government claims that the proposed amendments to the original Waqf Act are intended to bring transparency, efficiency, and accountability in the management and administration of over 8.7 lakh Waqf properties spread across India.
Speaker Om Birla assured that he would talk to all political parties to constitute a JPC, after Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju proposed that the government was ready for discussion on the Bill in any committee or forum.
It further said that states collect around one lakh crore rupees from four lakh temples but there are no similar provisions for Hindus. Thus, the Act offends Article 27.
"This is against the secularism, unity, and integrity of the nation as there is no similar laws for followers of other communities."
