India, May 5 -- The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned till next week the hearings on petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, as the bench headed by chief justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna cited inability to pass even an interim order due to his impending retirement on May 13.

The matter will now be listed before a bench headed by justice Bhushan R Gavai on May 15, a day after he takes oath as the CJI.

"I do not want to reserve a judgment or orders even at the interim stage. This matter will have to be heard reasonably on every date. It will not be before me," the bench headed by CJI Khanna said.

Commenting on the responses filed by the Centre and petitioners, the bench, also comprising just...