New Delhi/IBNS, April 8 -- The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions filed against the Waqf Law, which has already come into force, on April 16, media reports said.

However, the government has filed a caveat in the top court, which states that no orders should be passed without hearing its perspective.

The bill has faced multiple reservations from the Opposition, and sections of the Muslim community have raised objections on several amendments.

Most of these reservations were raised during the marathon 12-plus hour debate on the bill in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and Thursday last week.

The contentious provisions in the amended law include mandatory inclusion of two non-Muslim members in the Central Waqf Council and...