New sections in the Waqf Amendment Bill!!!

Three new sections have been added to the new Waqf law: Section 3A, 3B and 3C.

Section 3A states that to make any property a Waqf, it is necessary to have a legal owner and that person should be in a position to give that property. Apart from this, if a person waqfs his property for his family (Waqf-al-Aulad), then it will not affect the rights of his heirs (including sons and daughters).

Section 3B states that all Waqfs registered before the 2024 amendment will have to give their information on an online portal. It will contain all the information related to the Waqf. Such as who was the maker of the Waqf, how much income is generated from the Waqf property, court cases related to Waqf, Mutawalli's salary, tax information etc. The central government can also ask for more information.

Section 3C states that no government property can be made a Waqf. If any government property has already been declared a Waqf or now, it will not be considered a Waqf. If there is a dispute over any property, the collector will investigate it and submit his report to the state government. Until then, that property will not be considered a Waqf.

Non-Muslims will also be included in the Waqf Council and Board!

Under the new bill, two women members and two non-Muslim members can also be elected in the Central Waqf Council. At the same time, there were certain types of people in the State Waqf Board. Under the new law, the board will have at least two women members and two non-Muslim members. Apart from this, there will be at least one member each from Shia, Sunni and other backward classes of the Muslim community. If there is a Bohra or Aga Khani Waqf in the state, then one of them will also be a member. Now the Waqf Act states that the state government will have to appoint a survey commissioner who will investigate the Waqf. In the new law, this post has been abolished and this work has been handed over to the collector. Also, earlier there were only Shia and Sunni Waqfs but now Aga Khani and Bohra Waqfs have also been included.