This edition of The Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 presents the updated bare text of the principal legislation governing the administration, management, and regulation of waqf properties in India. Enacted as Act No. 43 of 1995 and earlier known as the Waqf Act, 1995, the statute is reproduced in this volume as amended by the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act No. 14 of 2025), brought into force with effect from 8 April 2025, ensuring alignment with the latest legislative framework applicable for 2026.

The book comprehensively incorporates the Act along with all relevant allied rules, amendments, and notifications in force. It includes the Waqf Properties Lease Rules, 2014; the Central Waqf Council Rules, 1998 as amended; the Delhi Waqf Rules, 1997; and the Mussalman Waqf (Repeal) Act, 2025. In addition, the volume provides specimen formats such as the Specimen of Family Settlement Deed and Model Specimen Forms, enhancing its practical utility for reference and compliance purposes.

Presented as a bare act with short comments, the text faithfully reproduces the statutory provisions as enacted, without extensive interpretation, making it particularly suitable for examination use, academic study, and precise legal referencing. The consolidation of all applicable provisions ensures clarity on governance structures, registration and administration of waqf properties, powers and functions of waqf boards and councils, leasing and development of waqf assets, and dispute resolution mechanisms.

This edition is especially useful for law students and judicial services aspirants, advocates, waqf administrators, government officials, academicians, and professionals dealing with waqf law and property management. By providing the most current and authoritative statutory text, this volume serves as a reliable legal reference on waqf legislation in India as applicable in 2026.