Supreme Court hearing on Waqf today, more than 70 petitions will be debated in the court:

Hearing on the petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which has been passed by the Parliament amid protests from opposition parties, will begin in the Supreme Court today. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna will hear the case. About 73 petitions have been filed against the Waqf Act. Many people, including All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Owaisi, Arshad Madani of the Association for the Protection of Civil Rights, have filed petitions. The Supreme Court bench has listed 10 petitions so far. Many new petitions have also been filed in the apex court on this issue, which are yet to be listed.

In this case, the central government had filed a caveat in the Supreme Court and requested to hear the case before passing any order. Actually, a caveat is filed by a party in the High Court and the Supreme Court to ensure that no order is passed without hearing it. The central government recently notified the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi and Mohammad Javed are the other major petitioners.

The petition was filed by Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on 7 April

On April 7, a bench headed by the Chief Justice had assured senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, to consider listing the petitions. The AIMPLB had filed a petition in the apex court on April 6. Owaisi's petition, filed through advocate Lazfir Ahmed, said that reducing the protection given to Waqf is discrimination against Muslims and is a violation of Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution.

On the other hand, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has started a new campaign against the Waqf law, which has been named Waqf Bachao Abhiyan. The first phase of this campaign will run for a total of 87 days. It has started on April 11 and will run till July 7. Along with this, signatures of one crore people will be taken in protest against the Waqf law. After this the next strategy will be decided.