Waqf Act: What are the petitions that CJI Sanjiv Khanna-led bench will hear on April 16?

TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves Supreme Court challenging Waqf Amendment Act, hearing on April 16

Opposition's dismay over Waqf (Amendment) Act doesn't seem to end, and now Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has approached the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. Moitra filed her plea on April 9 and stated that the Amendments violated several fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution. "It is submitted that the violation of parliamentary practices during the law-making process has contributed …

TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC challenging Waqf Amendment Act

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has also approached the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. Meanwhile, a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan has listed for hearing on April 16 ten other petitions, including the one filed by AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, challenging the validity of the law. Samajwadi Party MP from Sambhal, …

Waqf Act: What are the petitions that CJI Sanjiv Khanna-led bench will hear on April 16?

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, DMK’s A Raja, Muslim clerics body Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi are some of the petitioners.

Supreme Court to hear Waqf law challenge on April 16

Centre has already filed a caveat in Supreme Court to ensure no order is passed without hearing it first; case listed before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna

AIMPLB to Challenge Amended Waqf Act in Nagpur High Court

Nagpur, India: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has announced that it will file a petition in the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court against the amended Waqf Act, which recently became law after receiving approval from President Droupadi Murmu. The board claims the new provisions are unconstitutional and could harm the rights of the Muslim community. To raise awareness and voice its opposition, the AIMPLB has launched a nation…

AIMPLB women’s wing head backs waqf law, seeks action on misuse

All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board President and noted social activist Shaista Ambar on Friday came out strongly in support of the newly enacted Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.