The government has no authority to reorganise or supersede the present board merely because those appointments have not yet been made, the Waqf Board said.
The petitioners argued the Board is functioning despite alleged flaws in its constitution, claiming the amended law requires two non-Muslim members who are yet to be nominated.
The Supreme Court said disputes on whether a property is waqf can be decided by the Waqf Tribunal only for properties included in the officially notified ‘list of auqaf’.
The victim's family has expressed their discontentment with the court verdict; Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said, the BJP will assist the family move the high court seeking death penalty for ...