Karnataka high court suspends Waqf Board’s power to issue marriage certificates
Thursday, 21 November 2024 The Karnataka High Court has temporarily suspended a government order that granted the Karnataka State Waqf Board the authority to issue marriage certificates to Muslim applicants. The court has deemed that the Waqf Board lacks the legal standing to issue such certificates, citing that this responsibility extends beyond the scope of the Waqf Act.
Dr D J Ajith Kumar, General Secretary of the Church of North India, says, The Madras High Court's observation that church properties should be governed by a statutory body similar to the Waqf Board is worrying churches and Christian missions across the country. We have properties in 22 states of...
Thursday, 21 November 2024
