NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said the status quo should continue in Waqf properties. The court has also clarified in its interim order that no new laws should be passed now. The Supreme Court has given the central government a week to inform their stand on the Waqf Amendment Act. The center informed the court that it wanted a detailed hearing on the issue. The interim order was issued by a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna.

The court also said that the new Waqf Amendment Act will not be completely stayed. Some instructions have been given in this regard. The central government has sought time to submit documents. The court order said that appointments should not be made in Waqf boards until the next hearing of the case. The court had observed yesterday that denotifying Waqf properties that have been used for a long time will have serious consequences.

It said that legislation cannot be brought to overturn the court's judgments that asked yesterday whether Muslims would be appointed in Hindu boards. Although it moved for an interim order yesterday, it decided to continue the arguments at 2 pm today at the request of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. There are 73 petitions before the court, both against and in favor of the law. Senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Singhvi and Rajeev Dhawan, appearing for the Muslim League, Samastha Kerala Jamiatul Ulama and others, opposed the law.