Waqf Act hearing highlights: No interim order as of now, hearing to continue tomorrow

Waqf Amendment Act 2025 Supreme Court hearing highlights: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 was passed in both houses of Parliament after amendments proposed by Opposition members were rejected

4:35 PM

No interim order passed, hearing adjourned

The top court will continue hearing pleas challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 at 2 pm on Thursday.

4:33 PM

Supreme Court expresses concern over violence

The SC Bench stated it is disturbing when court is seized of matters over Waqf Act.

4:28 PM

History of 100 years back cannot be rewritten, says CJI

"Where public trust has been declared as waqf, say 100 or 200 years back, you turn about and say it is taken by the waqf board," CJI Sanjiv Khanna told Tushar Mehta.

3:52 PM

News update: SC asks Centre whether it is willing to allow Muslims to be part of Hindu religious trusts

3:47 PM

Judicial review not taken away, says SG Mehta

Solicitor General Mehta argued that the process of judicial review has not been taken away by the Waqf Act.

3:38 PM

CJI asks Centre to clarify what 'dispute' would mean according to the Act

“It says, it's dispute- what do you mean by that term? Before Court? Before the Britishers, we didn't have Registration Act. Now, many masjids are constructed in 13, 14 15 centuries. You require them to produce a sale deed is impossible,” CJI Khanna asked.

3:23 PM

JPC was set up to discuss memorandums, says Solicitor General Tushar Mehta

There was constitution of joint parliamentary committee and elaborate exercise was undertaken. JPC had 38 sittings, and examined 98.2 lakh memorandums before Parliament's both houses passed it, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta stated today.

3:14 PM

Abhishek Manu Singhvi opposes case being sent to high court

Waqf Act will have all India ramifications, pleas should not be referred to high court, senior counsel Abhishek Singhvi told the Supreme Court bench today.

3:09 PM

‘Genuine’ concern over Waqf by user concept, says CJI Khanna

“We are told Delhi HC is built on waqf land. We are not saying all waqf by user is wrong, but there is genuine [concern],” CJI Khanna said.

 

3:06 PM

How can state decide whether and how I am a Muslim or not, says Sibal

"How can state decide whether, and how I am a Muslim or not and hence, eligible to create waqf?," Sibal asks.

3:00 PM

News update: Previously, there was no limitation. Many of waqf properties were encroached upon, says Sibal

2:53 PM

Waqf Amendment Act LIVE updates: Section 14 of Waqf Act is violative, says Sibal

Section 14, dealing with the composition of the board, was a ‘takeover through nomination’ as it has non-muslim members, Kapil Sibal argued before the Supreme Court bench.

2:44 PM

Waqf Amendment Act SC Hearing LIVE Updates: It is a parliamentary usurpation of 200 million, says Sibal

“Inclusion of non-Muslims in Waqf Council is a direct violation of Article 26,” says Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal. The law is a parliamentary usurpation of the faith of 200 million individuals of this country, Sibal added.

2:40 PM

Waqf Amendment Act hearing LIVE update:Article 26 is secular, applies to all communities, says CJI Khanna

"Inheritance in Islam happens after death, they are interfering before that. Next, S.3(C) gov property identified or declared as Waqf not to be deemed as Waqf after commencement of Act," says Sibal. 

2:32 PM

Waqf Act Supreme Court hearing LIVE: SC says point by point challenge should be stated

When asked about the specific point of challenge, Kapil Sibal pointed out the provision. “I am challenging 3(r), provision to S.3 [providing existing waqf by user will remain as waqf except in dispute or government property],” Sibal said.

 

2:24 PM

'In accordance with law' will take essential practice of religion: Kapil Sibal

"If I want to set up waqf, I have to show I am praticising Islam for 5 years. If I am born Muslim, why would I do that? My personal law will apply," says Kapil Sibal. 

2:19 PM

Many provisions of Waqf Act violate Article 26, says Kapil Sibal

"Let me broadly address what the challenge is about. Through a parliamentary legislation what is sought to be done is to intervene in an essential and integral part of a faith. I refer to article 26 and many provisions of the act violate Article 26," says Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal.

2:14 PM

Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging law shortly

-Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal, AM Singhvi, Rakesh Dwivedi will represent the petitioners's side

 

-Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta present for the Union of India.

2:02 PM

Waqf Amendment Act 2025 Hearing LIVE updates: Hearing on Waqf Act to begin soon

The hearing will be conducted by a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, along with Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan.

1:51 PM

Race among Opposition parties to file pleas: BJP leader Jagdambika Pal

"There is a race in Opposition parties to file petition, almost 20 petitions have been filed. It is clear that they have not gone against the law, but they are showing to Muslims that they are pursuing their case. RJD's Manoj Jha has also filed a petition, when he is not a stakeholder," BJP leader Jagdambika Pal said today.

1:00 PM

Our party is closely watching this issue, says RJD MP Manoj Jha

“I believe the hon’ble Supreme Court will examine every aspect of this matter with seriousness. Our party is also closely watching this issue, whether it’s Article 25 or 26, the interpretation made by the government clearly reflects its intent, and I am confident the hon’ble court will recognise that intent while delivering its judgment,” RJD MP Manoj Jha stated today.

12:45 PM

Kiren Rijiju blames Mamata Banerjee's Waqf Act defiance for Bengal violence

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and accused her of “inciting violence” by refusing to implement the Waqf Amendment Act in the state. The minister said the changes in the law are not against any community. “This is not targetted at Muslim community. It is to correct mistakes of the past," Rijiju explained.

11:47 AM

Waqf Amendment Act 2025 Hearing LIVE updates: Six BJP-ruled states back Waqf Act in Supreme Court

Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Assam have filed separate petitions underlining the potential administrative ramifications if the Waqf (Amendment) Act is struck down or altered.

11:11 AM

Waqf Act hearing LIVE update: Waqf Act faces Supreme Court test

A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan is likely to hear at 2 pm a batch of petitions, including the one of AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, against the constitutional validity of the new Waqf law.