AIMPLB accuses the Centre of misleading the Supreme Court with incorrect data on Waqf properties. The Board demands action against the officer for filing a “false affidavit.”
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has strongly objected to the affidavit filed by the Centre in the Supreme Court regarding the Waqf case.
The Board has accused the Union Government of submitting incorrect and misleading data in court and has demanded action against the concerned officer from the Ministry of Minority Affairs who filed the affidavit.
The main issue raised by the AIMPLB is the government’s claim that there has been a “shocking increase” in the number of Waqf properties after the year 2013.
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The government, through its affidavit, stated that the number of Waqf properties has gone up by 116% since 2013, according to data available on the Waqf Management System of India (WAMSI) Project portal.
However, the AIMPLB has contested this statement and said that the figures provided by the government are not based on accurate or complete information.
According to the AIMPLB, it is wrong to suggest that all Waqf properties registered before 2013 were uploaded immediately on the WAMSI portal once it became operational.
Quoting directly from the AIMPLB’s submission:
“It appears that in its affidavit, the Union of India is suggesting that all the properties registered as Waqf before 2013 were immediately uploaded on the WAMSI portal, when it became operational. At page 158, the first column with the title ‘number of properties in 2013’ to say that the number of Waqf properties reflected therein were the only registered properties is mischievous.”
The Board further criticized the affidavit filed by the government officer, saying that it lacks honesty and clarity.
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the AIMPLB said,
“The deponent of the counter-affidavit has not been candid to this court and, it appears, has carefully avoided making a statement that ‘all the registered Waqf properties were uploaded on the web portal in the year 2013’. Since this crucial aspect is missing in the affidavit, the sanctity of this chart itself is seriously doubtful,”
The Board has demanded that the concerned officer must file a fresh affidavit and clearly state whether all the registered Waqf properties as on 2013 were actually uploaded on the WAMSI portal.
the Board added,
“Thus, the claim that there has been a ‘shocking’ increase in the number of Waqf properties since 2013 is a claim that is unsupported and amounts to scurrilous allegation in pleading. This Hon’ble court has the power to strike off such pleadings,”
The Central Government, on the other hand, had earlier defended the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the Supreme Court.
In its detailed affidavit running over 1,300 pages, the Centre urged the apex court not to pass any “blanket stay” on the new law, which was passed by Parliament and holds constitutional validity.
As per the government’s affidavit:
“Mischievous false narrative” was being spread about certain parts of the new law. The Centre emphasized that the law is presumed to be constitutional until proven otherwise and that interfering with it through interim judicial orders would be inappropriate.
The government also objected to the arguments related to the registration of “Waqf by user” properties, particularly regarding the April 8 deadline.
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It said:
“If the provision is interfered with by an interim order, it would amount to the creation of a legislative regime by a judicial order.”
Earlier on April 17, the Centre had given an assurance to the Supreme Court that it would not take any step to de-notify Waqf properties or make appointments to the Central Waqf Council and State Waqf Boards till May 5.
This legal dispute is part of a larger debate over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, which has drawn criticism from several Muslim organizations and legal experts.
The Supreme Court is currently hearing petitions challenging various provisions of the amended law, including concerns about misuse of data, lack of transparency, and violation of constitutional rights.
The matter remains under judicial consideration, and further directions from the court are expected soon.
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