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Topic 042 · Law, Judiciary & Landmark Judgments

Waqf Act 2025 and the UMEED portal

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: The UMEED upload window closed 6 December 2025: 5,17,040 waqf properties initiated, 2,16,905 approved.
  2. Full Form: UMEED: Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development, the 1995 Act's new name.
  3. Current Head: Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the portal in New Delhi on 6 June 2025.
  4. Portal Features: It holds a geo-tagged inventory with GIS mapping, grievance redress and lease tracking.
  5. Data Points: Uttar Pradesh initiated most (92,830); West Bengal registered only 716 of 80,480 properties (0.89%).
  6. Stakeholders: On 15 September 2025 CJI B.R. Gavai and Justice A.G. Masih refused to stay the whole Act.
  7. India Link: Charitable and religious institutions are in the Concurrent List, so Parliament and States can legislate on waqf.
  8. Venue: The challenge is In Re: The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, WP(C) 276/2025, Supreme Court.
  9. Founded: Waqf laws of 1913, 1923 and 1954 preceded the 1995 Act; the 1954 law created State Waqf Boards.
  10. Landmark: The interim order stayed section 3(r)'s five-year Islamic practice requirement until rules are framed.
  11. Statute: The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act 14 of 2025) received assent on 5 April 2025 and took effect on 8 April 2025.
  12. Definition: A waqf is permanent dedication of property for pious purposes; the wakif creates it, the mutawalli manages it.
Question 1 of 10

The UMEED portal's upload window for waqf properties closed on which date?

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Answer: (C) 6 December 2025

Core Trigger: The UMEED upload window closed 6 December 2025: 5,17,040 waqf properties initiated, 2,16,905 approved.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 042, point 1

Question 2 of 10

UMEED, the Waqf Act 1995's new name, stands for:

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Answer: (C) Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development

Full Form: UMEED: Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development, the 1995 Act's new name.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 042, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who launched the UMEED portal in New Delhi on 6 June 2025?

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Answer: (D) Kiren Rijiju

Current Head: Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the portal in New Delhi on 6 June 2025.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 042, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Consider: 1. UMEED holds a geo-tagged inventory with GIS mapping. 2. UMEED has no grievance redress feature. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Portal Features: It holds a geo-tagged inventory with GIS mapping, grievance redress and lease tracking.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 042, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Which State initiated the most waqf properties (92,830) on UMEED?

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Answer: (B) Uttar Pradesh

Data Points: Uttar Pradesh initiated most (92,830); West Bengal registered only 716 of 80,480 properties (0.89%).From Book 1 RATNA, topic 042, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Charitable and religious institutions fall in which List, letting Parliament and States legislate on waqf?

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Answer: (D) Concurrent List

India Link: Charitable and religious institutions are in the Concurrent List, so Parliament and States can legislate on waqf.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 042, point 7

Question 7 of 10

The challenge to the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 is registered as WP(C) 276/2025 before which court?

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Answer: (A) Supreme Court of India

Venue: The challenge is In Re: The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, WP(C) 276/2025, Supreme Court.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 042, point 8

Question 8 of 10

Which bodies did the Waqf law of 1954 create?

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Answer: (A) State Waqf Boards

Founded: Waqf laws of 1913, 1923 and 1954 preceded the 1995 Act; the 1954 law created State Waqf Boards.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 042, point 9

Question 9 of 10

The interim order stayed which requirement in section 3(r) until rules are framed?

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Answer: (C) Five-year Islamic practice

Landmark: The interim order stayed section 3(r)'s five-year Islamic practice requirement until rules are framed.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 042, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Consider: 1. The mutawalli creates a waqf. 2. The wakif manages a waqf. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (D) Neither

Definition: A waqf is permanent dedication of property for pious purposes; the wakif creates it, the mutawalli manages it.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 042, point 12

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