August 29, 2010

The Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2010

Recall that in the Sachar Committee Report, extensive recommendation were made to amend and modify the law relating to Wakf.  Further to the same, the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2010 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on April 27, 2010 by the Minister of Minority Affairs, Shri Salman Kurshid.  The Bill has already been passed by the Lok Sabha on May 7, 2010 and is presently pending in the Rajya Sabha. The Bill seeks to amend the Wakf Act, 1995 that provides for administration of Wakfs.  

Broadly, the objective of the amendments is to limit the intervention by the Government and to give certain powers to the Wakf Board to take summary actions to protect and secure Wakf Property.

PRS Legislative Brief for the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2010 is available here.  Further perspectives on the same are available here.  A further insight into the working of Wakf Boards (that obviously needs to be corrected) is available here.


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