Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Supreme Court's interim stay on the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025?
1. The Court stayed the provision that authorized District Collectors to decide the status of waqf properties.
2. The Court upheld the rule requiring a person to have practiced Islam for at least ten years to create a waqf.

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Accepted Answer

A. 1 only — Statement 1 is correct because the Supreme Court stayed the District Collectors' powers, citing a violation of the separation of powers. Statement 2 is incorrect because the contested provision required practicing Islam for five years, not ten, and this requirement was stayed, not upheld, by the Court.

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