Supreme Court Decision on Waqf Board: The Supreme Court bench proposed to stay some of the provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act in the next hearing.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court continues hearing a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, today. The apex court granted the Centre seven days to file a reply over the pleas filed against the Waqf Amendment Act, after which the petitioners will be granted five days to review the reply. The court bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjeev Khanna, said that the interim order regarding the Act will be passed once petitioners have reviewed the Centre’s reply.
What happened in the SC hearing on Wednesday? Arguing on behalf of the petitioners on Wednesday, senior advocate Kapil Sibal said that the amendments in the Waqf Act are against Article 26 of the Constitution of India. The top court, during the course of the hearing, proposed to stay certain key provisions of the Act including the power to de-notify properties declared waqf by courts and inclusion of non-Muslims in central Waqf councils and boards.
10 petitions filed against Waqf Act: A total of 10 pleas were listed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf Act. The pleas were filed by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, AAP leader Amanatullah Khan, Association for the Protection of Civil Rights, Arshad Madani, Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulema, Anjum Kadari, Taiyyab Khan Salmani, Mohammad Shafi, Mohammed Fazlurrahim and RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha. Fresh pleas filed by TMC MP Mahua Moitra and Samajwadi Party leader Zia-ur-Rahman Barq were also listed.
Waqf Amendment Act SC Hearing LIVE News Updates: ‘Open loot under the name of ‘Waqf,’ says Anurag Thakur
“It is very clear that a few people have taken control of assets worth two lakh crore rupees. Some leaders, in collaboration, even sold cemetery lands to build malls. Others permitted the construction of a 5-star hotel for just twelve hundred rupees. This open loot, which was happening under the name of ‘Waqf,’ is now being stopped. However, the benefits of these lands will now go to Muslim women, widows, girls, children, educational centers, healthcare centers, and in the form of their assistance. This is our commitment, and we will make it happen,” said BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Supreme Court hearing petitions against Waqf (Amendment) Act.
Waqf Amendment Act SC Hearing LIVE News Updates: What petitioner Daya Singh said
On Supreme Court hearing petitions against Waqf (Amendment) Act, petitioner Daya Singh said, “If the government wanted to give common Muslim representation in Waqf then they should have made the Act on the basis of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee. However, they are trying to polarise Hindu with the Waqf Act. We have come forward to stop their attempt at polarisation.” PTI
Waqf Amendment Act SC Hearing LIVE News Updates: Next hearing on May 5
The Supreme Court sets May 5 to hear pleas against validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The bench clarified that only 5 pleas will be heard regarding the case, as opposed to the 10 pleas listed in the apex court for now.
Waqf Amendment Act SC Hearing LIVE News Updates: ‘Will only hear 5 pleas,’ says Supreme Court
Supreme Court says petitioners can file rejoinder to Centre’s reply in 5 days post which it will list matter for interim orders. The Supreme Court bench further said. “Impossible to deal with so many pleas, will hear only 5.”
Waqf Amendment Act SC Hearing LIVE News Updates: Centre asks for one week to file response
SG Tushar Mehta seeks 7 days time to file response, assuring that till next date of hearing, no members will be added to waqf boards or waqf council. Also, Waqf including waqf by user whether declared by way of notification or registration shall not be denotified till then. SC takes the statement on record and allows the request for time to file response.
Waqf Amendment Act SC Hearing LIVE News Updates: Centre opposes probable stay in provisions
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, during the Waqf Act hearing in the Supreme Court, opposed any probable stay of provisions. He said it will be taking a harsh step by staying provisions
Waqf Amendment Act SC Hearing LIVE News Updates: Supreme Court to resume hearing at 3 pm
The Supreme Court bench, headed by CJI Sanjeev Khanna, will resume the hearing on batch of petitions against Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 from 3 pm today.
Waqf Amendment Act SC Hearing LIVE News Updates: Mamata claims Murshidabad riots pre-planned, fuelled by BJP
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday termed the communal violence in Murshidabad as “pre-planned”, accusing BSF, central agencies and the BJP of orchestrating tension by allegedly facilitating outsiders and enabling cross-border influx from Bangladesh.
Addressing a meeting with Muslim clerics, Banerjee urged PM Narendra Modi not to implement the “atrocious” Waqf (Amendment) Act, warning that it would divide the country, and requested him to rein in Union Home Minister Amit Shah, whom she accused of “harming the nation most for his own political agenda”.
The TMC supremo claimed that despite the volatile situation in Bangladesh, the Centre rushed through the Act and allowed cross-border infiltration, both of which, she alleged, contributed to the unrest in Bengal. (PTI)
Waqf Amendment Act SC Hearing LIVE News Updates: Muslim clerics welcome Mamata’s advice to meet Prez, PM over Waqf Act
Leaders of the Muslim community on Wednesday welcomed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s suggestion to them to seek appointment with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express their reservations over the Waqf (Amendment) Act.
All India Imam Association chief Maulana MD Bakibillah Molla described Banerjee’s advice as “positive”, and said they would soon hold a meeting to decide on meeting the President and the prime minister.
“We will soon hold a meeting over the issue. We also appeal to people to maintain peace and not take law into their hands, and not pay heed to any provocation,” Molla told PTI.
Waqf Amendment Act SC Hearing LIVE News Updates: What did Supreme Court say on Wednesday
The Supreme Court on Wednesday took strong note of an analogy drawn by the Centre in support of the inclusion of non-Muslims in waqf boards and the argument that by that logic, a bench of Hindu judges should not be hearing pleas related to waqf.
The bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan was questioning the provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 that allow for the nomination of non-Muslim members to the Central Waqf Council and state waqf boards.
“Are you suggesting that minorities, including Muslims, should also be included in boards managing Hindu religious institutions? Please state that openly,” the CJI said. (PTI)
Waqf Amendment Act SC Hearing LIVE News Updates: SC proposes to stay key provisions of Waqf Act
In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday proposed to stay certain key provisions of the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the power to denotify properties declared as waqf by courts and inclusion of non-Muslims in central Waqf councils and boards.
The top court proposed to pass the order, which was opposed by the Centre as it sought a detailed hearing before any such interim order.
The hearing relating to 72 petitions against the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 took place before a bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan. (PTI)
Waqf Amendment Act SC Hearing LIVE News Updates: SC proposes to order that properties declared waqf including ‘waqf by user’ won’t be denotified
The Supreme Court on Wednesday proposed to order that the properties which have been declared as waqf, including “waqf by user” will not be denotified. The Centre opposed the proposal, while seeking a hearing before the top court passes the directive. “The properties declared by courts as waqfs should not be de-notified as waqfs, whether they are by waqf-by-user or waqf by deed, while the court is hearing the challenge to the Waqf Amendment Act 2025,” news agency PTI quoted the SC bench as saying.
Waqf Amendment Act SC Hearing LIVE News Updates: Ex-officio members can be appointed regardless of faith, others have to be Muslims, says SC
During its hearing on the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, the Supreme Court noted that ex-officio members of the board can be appointed to the board, irrespective of their faith. However, the top court established that the other members have to be Muslim.
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