India, April 13 -- The Rajasthan government has approached the Supreme Court seeking to implead itself as a party in the ongoing batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The application defends the Amendment Act as a transparent and constitutionally sound reform.

The petitions challenging the Act, including the one filed by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) member of Parliament (MP) Asaduddin Owaisi, are listed for hearing on Wednesday. It comes against the backdrop of protests against the Act which turned violent in states such as West Bengal and Tripura.

The application for intervention on behalf of the State of Rajasthan has been filed by Additional Advocate General Sh...