Waqf Amendment Act challenge: LIVE UPDATES from Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is hearing various petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.

While Lok Sabha had passed the law on April 3, the Rajya Sabha cleared it on April 4. The amendment Act received Presidential assent on April 5.

The new law amended the Waqf Act, 1995, to address the regulation of Waqf properties, that is, religious endowments or properties dedicated exclusively for religious or charitable purposes under Islamic law.

A slew of petitions came to be filed before the top court challenging the amendment's validity, including by Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Mohammad Jawed and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi.

More such petitions followed in the ensuing days. The petitioners have contended that the amendment amounts to discrimination against Muslims and unwarranted interference in Islamic religious affairs and the management of waqf properties.

On the other hand, six Bhartiya Janta Party-ruled States have also moved the Supreme Court in the matter, albeit in support of the amendment. These intervention applications have been filed by the States of Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Assam. These States have primarily highlighted how they would be affected in case the constitutionality of the Amendment Act were to be tinkered with.

A three-judge bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan is hearing the matter.

Live updates from the hearing today feature on this page.