This urgent hearing comes after several opposition parties moved the top court, citing that the law passed by the ruling NDA alliance is "Anti-Muslim" and "unconstitutional."
The Supreme Court of India is set to hear the various pleas challenging the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 on Wednesday. This urgent hearing comes after several opposition parties moved the top court, citing that the law passed by the ruling NDA alliance is "Anti-Muslim" and "unconstitutional."
The case has been listed before a bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna.
The Waqf bill was first passed by the Lok Sabha after a 13-hour-long debate with 288 votes in favour and 232 against.
After this, the bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha after intense debates with 128 votes in favour and 95 against.
The bill was then given presidential assent on April 6, 2025 and came into effect as a law on April 8, 2025.
Opposition parties such as Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, YSR Congress party, AIMIM and others have moved the Supreme Court, citing that the Waqf 2025 Bill is "unconstitutional" and against the Muslim community.
Furthermore, the opposition's pleas also came amid country-wide protests and violence against the Waqf amendment bill.
As per reports, the petitions before the Supreme Court have challenged the law and stated that the provisions of the 2025 bill have imposed "arbitrary restrictions on Waqf properties and their management, thereby undermining the religious autonomy of the Muslim community”.
"The amendments undermine property rights protected under Article 300A. By expanding state control over Waqf assets, limiting the ability of individuals to dedicate property for religious purposes, and subjecting Waqf properties to heightened scrutiny, the Act goes against the Supreme Court라이브 바카라 judgment that transferring control of religious property to secular authorities is an infringement of religious and property rights,” the petition added further as per LiveLaw.
Furthermore, the petitions have also argued that the amendments to the Waqf Act are in violation of the Article 14 - the right to equality.