New Delhi, April 16 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 16, began hearings on pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, with concerns raised about property classifications and inheritance laws.

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan is hearing the matters. The court did not pass any interim order on Wednesday and will resume hearing on Thursday, April 17.

The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, came into force. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha passed the bill during the recently concluded Budget Session of Parliament .President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the proposed law on April 5.

Although ten petitions were initially listed before a bench on Wednesday, more...