New Delhi, July 21 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday modified portions of the Kerala High Court's interim order that had curtailed the functioning of the Kerala State Waqf Board over alleged irregularities in its composition under the Waqf (Amendment) Act, restoring the Board's authority to take policy decisions and incur capital expenditure while requesting the High Court to decide the matter expeditiously.

A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, passed the order while hearing an appeal filed by the Kerala State Waqf Board against the interim directions issued by the Kerala High Court.

The Supreme Court specifically only deleted the portion of the High Court's direc...