Rajasthan Government Moves Supreme Court In Support Of Waqf Amendment Law, Says Public Land Misuse Must Stop

Rajasthan’s BJP government has moved the Supreme Court to support the Waqf Amendment law. It says the law prevents misuse of government and private land as Waqf property.

Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!

Rajasthan Government Moves Supreme Court in Support of Waqf Amendment Law, Says Public Land Misuse Must Stop

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government, led by the BJP, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court of India to support the Waqf Amendment law, which is currently facing legal challenges.

Several petitions, including one by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, have questioned the constitutional validity of this law.

ALSO READ: Supreme Court to Hear Ten Petitions Challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on April 16

The Supreme Court is set to hear the matter on Wednesday (April 16).

“Rajasthan government has substantial Waqf properties. So after due deliberation, the state has decided to file a petition saying no decision be taken without hearing them out,”

-said Shiv Mangal Sharma, the Additional Advocate General of Rajasthan, in a statement to media.

According to official sources, it is expected that other Indian states might also step forward and file similar petitions in the coming days, supporting the Waqf Amendment Act and requesting the Supreme Court to consider their views before passing any judgment.

In its official petition submitted to the Supreme Court, the Rajasthan government said that it has a-

“Direct, substantial, and legally protectable interest in the matter”,

since it is the main authority responsible for the administration and regulation of Waqf properties in Rajasthan.

The government described the amended law as:

“A transparent and constitutionally sound reform aimed at curbing arbitrary inclusion of government and private land as Waqf property”.

This means the new law aims to stop situations where land—belonging to the government or private citizens—is wrongly declared as Waqf land without proper procedure or evidence.

ALSO READ: Waqf Act | TVK Chief Vijay Moves Supreme Court Challenging Constitutional Validity

The Rajasthan government also highlighted that such arbitrary declarations have, in the past, halted or delayed major public projects and important infrastructure development, causing inconvenience to the public and loss to the state.

To address this issue, the amended law introduces an important rule—a mandatory public notice and objection mechanism. This means that before any land can be declared as Waqf property, the public must be informed, and people must be given a chance to object if they have concerns. The government believes this will help bring transparency and reduce land-related disputes.

Further defending the law, the Rajasthan government said that the new amendment was carefully reviewed and supported unanimously by the Joint Parliamentary Committee, which took into account the opinions of over 284 stakeholders.

ALSO READ: [BREAKING] AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi Moves To Supreme Court Against Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025

These stakeholders included Waqf Boards, State Governments, and legal experts from across the country.

The petition also strongly argues that the amended law does not take away anyone’s religious rights or create inequality.

It stated that-

“The law does not infringe on religious freedom granted by the constitution or violates equality before law under Articles 14 and 15, as claimed in the petitions”.