Supreme Court To Hear Petitions Challenging Waqf Amendment Act On April 16

The Supreme Court will hear the petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 on April 16.

A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan will hear the matters. Nine petitions have been listed.

They are the petitions filed by AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi, Delhi AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, Association for Protection of Civil Rights, Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind President Arshad Madani, Samastha Kerala Jamiatul Ulema, Anjum Kadari, Taiyyab Khan Salmani, Mohammad Shafi, Mohammad Fazlurrahim and RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha.

The Act, passed by the Parliament on April 4, received the President's assent on April 5. The Central Government has notified the operation of the Act with effect from April 8.

Case : Asaduddin Owaisi vs Union of India W.P.(C) No. 269/2025 and connected matters.