Symbolic photo
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking suspension of the hope portal until the hearing on the petitions challenging the Waqf Act 2025 is completed. The board has requested the court to either stop the portal or the central government should be instructed to withdraw its notification. The board termed the move as “illegal” and “contempt of court”. National Spokesperson of the Board, Dr. S. Why. R. Ilyas said that despite repeated appeals, the government started the hope portal on 6 June and made the registration of Waqf properties mandatory.
Law Board filed petition in court
He said, “It puts illegal pressure on Mutwalis and affects the reliefs sought in the Supreme Court.” The board pointed to several legal and constitutional flaws in the portal and said that the Waqf Act 2025 is already under review in the Supreme Court and has rejected it by Muslims, opposition parties, human rights organizations, civil society and other minority communities including Sikh and Christians. The petition prayed that the operation of the portal should be stopped or the notification should be withdrawn by the Supreme Court till the decision on the validity of the Waqf Act 2025.
Muslim Personal Law Board against Waqf
Recently, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board had called upon the people to keep the lights of their homes, offices and commercial sites closed for 15 minutes on Wednesday night to protest against the amendments made in the Waqf Act. Muslim Personal Law Board spokesman S.Q. R Ilyas said in a statement that the board has called for a “Roshni shut” program on April 30 from 9 to 15 minutes. Ilyas says that this program to close the lights is symbolic in appearance, but will work to empower the entire campaign.
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