New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined an urgent hearing on petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The court mentioned that “there’s a system in place” to handle such matters.
The petition challenges the constitutional validity of the newly notified Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The plea also seeks directions to the Centre to defer bringing the law into force.
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the plea filed by Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani before a bench that was led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna.
While moving the plea, Sibal urged the bench to consider listing the matter urgently. He highlighted concerns raised by multiple petitions. However, the CJI reiterated that all urgent matters would be placed before him in the afternoon and accordingly it would “take a call on listing.”
“Why are you mentioning when we have a system in place?” He assured that the matters would be reviewed in the afternoon and the “needful will be done,” the CJI said.
Multiple petitions arising out of the Waqf Act amendment have been mentioned before the apex court. President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday gave her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025. This was earlier passed by Parliament after heated debates in both Houses.
