India, April 8 -- Centre has reportedly filed a caveat in the Supreme Court, seeking hearing before orders are passed on pleas challenging validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, which was heavily debated in Parliament before its passage in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the recently concluded Budget Session.

Lawyers privy to the development said the petitions were likely to be listed for hearing before a bench on April 15 though it is not reflected on the apex court website as of now, according to news agency PTI.

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday, April 5, gave her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025. The Waqf (Amendment) Act came into force from Tuesday, the government said in a noti...