A recent editorial in this newspaper (‘A welcome pause’, IE, September 16), analyses the Supreme Court’s interim order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. It lauds the Court’s intervention as a crucial step, but with a caution to the government: To “pay scrupulous attention to due process” in complex matters of religious importance.

However, the interim order sends a very different message. The Court has largely cleared the government’s proposed scheme on the future regulation of waqf properties and has not restrained its implementation to any extent. The few stays ordered must be read with nuance and in light of their actual implications. While the stays may appear to be small victories for the petitioners, in reality, these are almost nothing, in contrast to what has passed without scrutiny. Once adopted, they could pave the way for the successful implementation of the amendment and might even contribute........

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