The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, has sparked widespread controversy, with critics calling it a threat to India’s secular framework and religious autonomy.
The Delhi High Court has instructed the religious committee to gather details on 249 unauthorized religious structures on public land and submit a report in six weeks. Following a Supreme Court directive, the committee must work with various agencies for the removal of these structures. Previous actions by the Delhi Development Authority removed 127 such structures.
Uttarakhand has become the first state in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), and reports about mandatory religious certificates for live-in relationships have gone viral. However, the government clarified that this certificate is required only if the couple falls under a prohibited category of relationships. The UCC simplifies live-in registrations with just four essential documents and ensures equal rights for all residents, banning polygamy and child marriage.
An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the strict implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act in religious institutions. Filed in connection with allegations against the Isha Foundation, the petition highlights the foundation’s non-compliance with the 2013 Act, urging the court to enforce this law across all religious organizations to protect women’s safety.