India’s Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay a law cracking down on Muslim charitable trusts, though it suspended some of the most controversial elements of the legislation.
Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government passed the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 earlier this year, claiming it would improve the management of waqf properties – religious and charitable assets governed under Muslim personal law – by addressing bureaucratic gaps, clarifying ownership disputes, improving transparency, and reducing encroachments on public land.
