Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Delhi HC seeks Centre, State response on Waqf Act plea
The Delhi High Court has asked the central government, the Delhi government, and other related organizations to respond to a complaint.
The complaint is about some parts of a new law called the Waqf Act.
The people who filed the complaint are worried that this new law might cause tenants to lose their homes.
The court wants to hear from the government and others before making a decision.
Delhi High Court issued notice to the Centre, Delhi government, and other bodies in a plea challenging the new Waqf Act.
Petitioners argue that the new Waqf Act could lead to dispossession of tenants.
The court sought replies from the Centre through its ministries of minority affairs and law, Central Waqf Council, Delhi Waqf Board, and the Delhi government.
The petition challenges specific sections of the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) Act, 2025 and rules of the Waqf Properties Lease Rules.
The plea was filed by members of the Delhi Waqf Tenant Welfare Association.
- Who
- Delhi High Court, Delhi Waqf Tenant Welfare Association members
- What
- Plea challenging constitutional validity of provisions of the new Waqf Act
- When
- Monday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Delhi High Court
- Why
- Petitioners argue that the new Waqf Act could lead to dispossession of tenants
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Petitioners
- Delhi Waqf Tenant Welfare Association members
- Challenged Act
- Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) Act, 2025
- Challenged Rules
- Waqf Properties Lease Rules
- Respondents
- Centre, Delhi government, Central Waqf Council, Delhi Waqf Board