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A list of auqaf was published under the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and…

The amended first proviso to section 7(1) gives two years from publication of an auqaf list published after commencement of the principal Act. Under the second proviso, the…

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A list of auqaf was published under the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 after the 2025 amendment took effect.

Under section 7(1), how long from publication does an eligible applicant ordinarily have to ask the Tribunal to decide whether a property on the list is waqf property?

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The amended first proviso to section 7(1) gives two years from publication of an auqaf list published after commencement of the principal Act.

Under the second proviso, the Tribunal may entertain a later application on sufficient cause.

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Option A

The amended first proviso states its ordinary period in years and gives two years.

Option B

One year was the former statutory period. The 2025 amendment increased it to two years.

Option C

The amended first proviso sets two years from publication for a list published after commencement of the principal Act.

Option D

The amended first proviso sets two years. A later application depends on the Tribunal finding sufficient cause for delay.

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