Articles for Karnataka Waqf

For Public Good: Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Against Govt Circular Suspending Change Of Farmers Land To Waqf Board
6 days, 8 hours ago

For Public Good: Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Against Govt Circular Suspending Change Of Farmers Land To Waqf Board

Live Law  

Dismissing a PIL for setting aside a government circular which suspended mutation of farmers and private khata properties to the waqf board after complaints were received regarding the same, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday said that directions were issued in public interest. This court cannot go into such an aspect but they have to be adverted to individual cases …

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Siddaramaiah claims video evidence of ₹150 crore bribe allegation against BJP leader BY Vijayendra
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1 week ago

Siddaramaiah claims video evidence of ₹150 crore bribe allegation against BJP leader BY Vijayendra

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that there was video footage showing former state Minority Commission Chairperson Anwar Manippady accusing state BJP president B Y Vijayendra of attempting to "bribe" him by offering ₹150 crore, to hush up his report on the Waqf encroachments. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, BJP leader BY Vijayendra The chief minister's statement came in response …

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Karnataka HC quashes FIR against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya over farmer suicide post
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1 week, 3 days ago

Karnataka HC quashes FIR against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya over farmer suicide post

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has set aside an FIR filed against BJP Yuva Morcha president and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya. The FIR, registered by the Haveri police under 353 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, was based on a social media post-Surya made concerning a farmer's suicide, which he linked to alleged Waqf Board land claims. Senior advocate Aruna …

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Opposition MPs against Waqf panel chief's solo trip to Karnataka: Informed no one
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Opposition MPs against Waqf panel chief's solo trip to Karnataka: Informed no one

India Today  

As the Winter Session of the Parliament approaches, tensions within the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill have intensified. With a deadline to submit its report looming, the committee is entangled in internal disputes, with the latest controversy centred around a solo trip by JPC Chairman Jagdambika Pal to Karnataka. The trip was planned after JPC member and …

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Campaigning heats up as Karnataka prepares for bypolls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Campaigning heats up as Karnataka prepares for bypolls

The Hindu  

Campaigning for Assembly polls in Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to intensify its campaigns for the upcoming bypolls. The BJP has called for a State-wide protest over the waqf issue, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar starting their campaigns on Monday for the bypolls on November 13.

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Siddaramaiah Issues Urgent Directive to Withdraw Waqf Notices to Farmers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Siddaramaiah Issues Urgent Directive to Withdraw Waqf Notices to Farmers

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Siddaramaiah has ordered revenue department officials to immediately withdraw notices issued to farmers concerning Waqf land claims. The decision was taken during a high-level meeting, with senior officials from the revenue department, the minority welfare department, and the Karnataka board of Waqfs. The order comes after protests and misinformation campaigns about land records, and aims to ensure that …

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CM assures no farmer will be evicted from their land in Vijayapura
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

CM assures no farmer will be evicted from their land in Vijayapura

ABP News  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has assured that no farmer will be evicted from their land in Vijayapura district. He clarified the issue by stating that any notices issued to the affected farmers will be withdrawn. The CM also announced a task force to address the errors and ensure that no farmers face eviction.

Government Law Agriculture Public Policy Vijayapura
Revision Petition Challenging Order Of Waqf Board Is To Be Made In 90 Days As Per High Court Rules: Karnataka HC
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Revision Petition Challenging Order Of Waqf Board Is To Be Made In 90 Days As Per High Court Rules: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that though there is no specific period fixed for preferring the Revision petition under the Waqf Act, 1995 however, as per provisions of the High Court of Karnataka Rules, 1959, petitions to revise the order or proceedings of any court shall be presented to the High Court within a period of ninety days from …

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21 instances when Waqf Boards have been accused of encroaching properties
2 years, 2 months ago

21 instances when Waqf Boards have been accused of encroaching properties

Op India  

In India, the issue of illegal land encroachment in the name of religion is not new. Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board stakes claim on 1,654.32 acres of Manikonda village In February this year, the Supreme Court ruled the decades-old litigation regarding the Manikonda Jagir land in favour of the state government saying that ‘all the lands are held with the state …

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Karnataka Waqf Board Moves Supreme Court Against Allowing Ganesh Chaturthi Rituals At Idgah Maidan In Bengaluru
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka Waqf Board Moves Supreme Court Against Allowing Ganesh Chaturthi Rituals At Idgah Maidan In Bengaluru

Live Law  

The Karnataka State Waqf Board has approached the Supreme Court challenging the recent order passed by the High Court permitting of Ganesh Chaturthi rituals to be held in the Idgah Maidan at Bangalore.The matter was mentioned as an urgent one by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal who highlighted that the Supreme Court, in 1964, had stated that the municipal corporation of …

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