The creation of Waqf is not a secular process but a Muslim’s dedication of property to God, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court today, arguing against the inclusion of non-Muslim members in Waqf bodies as laid down in the Waqf Amendment Act that became law this year.Sibal, appearing for a petitioner, argued that the composition of the Central Waqf Council under the new law is such that Muslims can become a minority.
The 22-member body has the Minority Affairs Minister as an ex officio member. Ten of its members must be chosen from among Muslims. The others include jurists, persons of national eminence and a bureaucrat.