SC stays key provisions of Modi Govt's Waqf ActThe Supreme Court of India in its interim order Monday September 15, 2025 stayed the controversial provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025Monday September 15, 2025 2:17 PM , ummid.com News NeyworkNew Delhi: The Supreme Court of India in its interim order Monday September 15, 2025 stayed the controversial provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 but refused to grant a blanket hold on the new Waqf law. Waqf only by a practicing MuslimThe provisions stayed by the apex court includes the contentious five-year religious qualification to create a Waqf and the provision allowing government officers to adjudicate property disputes. The Court also directed that no appointments shall be made under the new provisions of the Act until the next hearing, scheduled for May 5, 2025. Justifying why it is not staying the entire law, the SC observed some of the provisions of the law are good. As per the SC latest order on Waqf Act, this provision is stayed.