New Delhi, April 17 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday paused the implementation of select provisions of the amended Waqf law, including the mandate to induct non-Muslims into Waqf boards and councils, until the matter is taken up again on May 5, media reports said.

The bench, headed by the Chief Justice, also directed that the 'waqf by user' clause must not be denotified during this period, reported India Today.

"SG (Tushar) Mehta assured that till the next date, no appointment shall take place to board and councils under the 2025 Act. He also assures that the status of waqfs, including waqf by user, already declared by notification or gazetted, shall not be changed," the court recorded in its order, according to the report.

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