The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Act, 2025

(ACT NO. 15 OF 2025)

[As on the July, 2025]

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED

G.S.R. . . . . . for General Statutory Rules.

S.O. . . . . . ,, Statutory Order.

Notifn. . . . . . ,, Notification.

THE MUSSALMAN WAKF (REPEAL) ACT, 2025

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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SECTIONS

1. Short title and commencement.

2. Repeal of Act 42 of 1923.

THE MUSSALMAN WAKF (REPEAL) ACT, 2025

ACT NO. 15 OF 2025

[5th April, 2025.]

An Act to repeal the Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal)

Act, 2025.

(2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the

Official Gazette, appoint.

2. Repeal of Act 42 of 1923.—(1) The Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923 is hereby repealed.

(2) The repeal by this Act shall not affect the previous operation of the Act so repealed or anything

duly done or suffered thereunder, or any obligation or liability accrued or incurred under the Act so

repealed, or any legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such obligation or liability, as aforesaid,

and any such legal proceeding or remedy may be continued or enforced as if this Act had not been

passed.

1. 9th day of April, 2025, vide notification No. S.O. 1676 (E), dated 9th day of April, 2025, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary,

Part II, sec. 3 (ii).

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

The Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923, a colonial-era legislation, has become outdated and inadequate

for effective management of waqf property in modern India. It is proposed to repeal the said Act to

ensure uniformity, transparency, and accountability in administration and management of waqf

properties through the Waqf Act, 1995. This repeal will eliminate inconsistencies and ambiguities

resulting from the continued existence of this redundant Act.

2. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives.

KIREN RIJIJU.

NEW DELHI;

The 6th August, 2024.