New Delhi, April 17 -- In a significant development during the ongoing constitutional challenge to the Waqf (Amendment) Act, the Supreme Court on Thursday recorded the Union Government's assurance that no appointments will be made to the Waqf Council or Waqf Boards under Sections 9 and 14 of the Act until further notice.
Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta appearing for the Union sought time to respond to the writ petitions and assured the Court that no appointments would be made under the contested provisions in the interim period.
The Supreme Court took this assurance on record.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K.V. Viswanathan also passed interim directions that no ex...