CJI sanjiv khanna led 3 judge bench will hear the petitions filled in supreme court against waqf amendment act

Supreme court hearing on new waqf act: Today, on Wednesday (April 16), amidst the protests and support across the country on the Waqf Amendment Act, this case is being held in the Supreme Court for the first time. At 2 pm, Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K.K. The bench of V. Vishwanathan will hear the matter. A total of 72 petitions have been listed for hearing in the Supreme Court regarding the Waqf Amendment Act.

The petitioners have said that the new Waqf law is against fundamental rights like Article 14, 15 (equality), 25 (religious freedom) 26 (religious affairs) and 29 (minority rights) of the Constitution. The petitioners have also described the change in law against Article 300A i.e. the right to property.

Some major petitions filed for hearing on Waqf law in Supreme Court

• AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi
• AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan
• Maulana Arshad Madani (Jamiat Ulema chief)
• SP MP Ziaurrahman Burke
• TMC MP Mahua Moitra
• Congress MP Mohammad Javed
• All Kerala Jamiatul Ulema
• RJD MP Manoj Jha
• Indian Union Muslim League
• JDU leader Parvez Siddiqui
• Syed Kalbe Jawad Naqvi

Apart from these, other leaders of political parties like Congress, TMC, DMK, CPI have also filed petitions. All India Muslim Personal Law Board has also filed a petition in this matter. It has been mainly stated in all the petitions that it is a discriminatory law with Muslims. Waqf is a religious institution. Government intervention in his functioning is wrong.

Applications filed in court in support of new Waqf law

Many applications have also filed in the court in support of the Waqf Amendment Act. 7 states of India- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Assam and Chhattisgarh, have described the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025 as practical, transparent and justified.

Apart from this, some tribal organizations have expressed support by describing it as a law protecting their community. He has said that due to the old law, the Waqf Board was also taking possession of the land of the Scheduled Tribes. However, this will not happen now.

The court does not give unilateral orders, so the central government filed cavity

The central government has filed a cavity in the Supreme Court. The Center has demanded to listen to its side before any order. Since the petitions opposing the Waqf Amendment Act have also been demanded to ban the law. In such a situation, the government has tried to ensure that the court should not give any unilateral order without listening to its side.