Waqf Act comes into force; SC likely to hear pleas on April 15
Centre files caveat; multiple petitioners, including MPs and clerics’ bodies, challenge new law as discriminatory
Several petitions have already been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which received the President’s assent on April 5. (File Photo/Amit Mehra) The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, which was passed by Parliament last week and subsequently given the assent by the President, came into force from Tuesday, the government said in a notification.
In the notification, the Ministry of Minority Affairs said, “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 (14 of 2025), the Central Government hereby appoints the 8th day of April, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force.”
The Supreme Court, meanwhile, is likely to hear petitions challenging the latest amendments made to the Waqf law on April 15. The hearing date is a tentative one, automatically allotted by the computerised mechanism. The exact date will be known only when the top court publishes its cause list.
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