Kerala not to implead in Waqf Amendment Act case in Supreme Court

The Centre assured the apex court on April 17 that it would neither denotify waqf properties, including "waqf by user", nor make any appointments to the Central Waqf Council and boards till May 5.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Centre, made the assurance while informing a bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K.V. Viswanathan that the law, passed by Parliament with "due deliberations", should not be stayed without hearing the government.

The Centre had also strongly opposed the apex court's proposal to pass an interim order against the denotification of Waqf properties, including 'waqf by user', aside from staying a provision allowing the inclusion of non-Muslims in the Central Waqf Council and boards.