Hearing on the constitutional validity of the new Waqf law in the Supreme Court tomorrow; Know how many petitions have been filed so far

In the midst of a political flurry in the country regarding the new Waqf law, the Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday numerous petitions raising questions over the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025. Several senior leaders and organizations such as AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi have come to the court against this law. A three-judge bench led by the Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, including Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Vishwanathan, so far listed 10 petitions in the case for hearing.

The constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 has been challenged by many leaders. Apart from Owaisi, the leaders and organizations who have filed the petition include Aam Aadmi Party leader Amanatullah Khan, Association for the Protection of Civil Rights, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind's Arshad Madani, Samasta Kerala Jamiatul Ulema, Anjum Qadri, Tayyab Khan Salmani, Mohammad Shafi, Mohammad Fazlurrahim and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar Jha. The petition filed by all these organizations and leaders states that the new Waqf law interferes with the religious rights of the Muslim community and violates Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution, which guarantee religious freedom.

Many more new petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court against the new Waqf law, which will be listed soon. Prominent among these petitions are the petitions of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra and Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq. Also, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy's party YSR Congress, Communist Party of India (CPI), and Tamil Nadu actor-turned-politician Vijay's party Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam have also approached the Supreme Court on this issue.

At the same time, lawyers Hari Shankar Jain and Mani Munjal have also filed a petition calling some provisions of the law a violation of the fundamental rights of non-Muslims. Their petition has also been approved for hearing by the Supreme Court. However, the central government filed a "caveat" on April 8, so that the court can hear it before passing any order. The government has said that this law has been made after taking the opinion of all the parties.