The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Government Proposes Changes in Central Waqf Act

According to official records, the Government of the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory (J&K UT) has decided to pursue the request sent to the Central Government of India for specific amendments to the Central Waqf Act. The Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Administration, which was an Indian State until October 2019, had previously suggested changes to the Central Waqf Act prior to the creation of the Waqf Board of J&K UT.

According to local media reports, the Central Government of India is authorized to make changes in central laws as well as laws of state protected by the Parliament, according to the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act. The Central Waqf Act has become applicable to J&K UT after two state law...