According to data from the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board, over 32,000 kanals of land fall under its administration—one kanal is about 5,445 square feet. Yet, large portions of land remain undocumented or partially registered. The ‘waqf by user’ principle allowed such properties to be legally recognised based on their consistent communal use, even in the absence of formal documentation. With the new Waqf law to govern Muslim properties—that gives the government a larger role in validating their landholdings—there라이브 바카라 a fear among the local people that these sacred spaces might be reclassified, disputed or even quietly erased.
