The Supreme Court in India remains the main provisions of the new law that rules Islamic real estate

The Supreme Court in India has remained some controversial provisions of the new law that changes how the real estate that the Muslims donate – and its value is billions of dollars, but it refused to hit it completely.

The court was hearing sits by Islamic groups and opposition parties against the Endowment Law (amendment) for the year 2025, which was yearned by Parliament in April.

The petitioners say that the law violates the rights of the Islamic community. But the government argues that it aims to make Islamic real estate management, known as the endowment, is more transparent.

In Islamic traditions, the endowment is a charitable or religious donation that Muslims have provided for the benefit of society. These properties cannot be sold or used for any other purpose.

They are important for 200 million Muslims in India, where they are used in mosques, schools, cemeteries and orphans.

Historically, these characteristics govern the Endowment Law, 1995, which was imposed on the formation of endowment panels at the state level to manage them.

But earlier this year, the ruling BJP JANATA (BJP) has amended the law to add new rulings to it, including changes in how the endowment property is determined and managed, which caused criticism from society.

On Monday, one of the numbers of judges in India BR Gavai and Justice Ag Masih rejected the entire law, saying that “the residence grant is only in a rare category only.”

However, it stopped a controversial judgment, which allowed the government to determine whether or not the disputed property was the endowment.

Historically, legitimacy has been added to many of the real estate that was donated through oral advertisements or societal customs as stopping characteristics due to its continuous use by the Islamic community.

Government data shows that of 872,852 properties in India (on paper), at least 13200 in legal battles has been tangled, 58,889 years old and more than 4,36,000 people were not clear.

Under the new law, endowment boards were needed to provide documents valid to claim property such as endowment. In the event of conflicts, the final decision stabilized with the government.

The court considered that allowing the government to determine the rights of the citizen against the separation of powers between the executive and the judiciary, which was assigned under the Indian constitution.

Another controversial ruling that was canceled is a condition that requires the donor from a surviving Muslim for at least five years.

Endowment real estate is currently being managed by councils at the state level and the Central Council, with candidates from the state government, Muslim legislators, members of the Bar Council, Islamic scholars and directors of this property.

While the judges refused to stay a clause that allows non -Muslims to be nominated to the endowment plate, they are limited to the number of non -Muslim members To four in the Federal Council of 22 members and three members of the state councils, which include 11 members.

The court also said that “efforts should be made to appoint the CEO of the Council from among the Islamic community.”

The case arrived at the Supreme Court in early April, shortly after the law was passed by Parliament, amid widespread criticism from Islamic groups and opposition parties.

On May 22, the Supreme Court kept its ruling after hearing the case for a period of three days.

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