Kerala High Court seeks State response to plea by BJP's Shone George challenging State Waqf Board composition
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State Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has moved the Kerala High Court challenging the composition and functioning of the Kerala State Waqf Board. [Shone George v. State of Kerala].According to the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition moved by George, the State government has not appointed two non-Muslim members to the Board as is statutorily required following the 2025 Waqf Amendment Act. This makes the functioning of the Board unconstitutional and renders all of its admi