Waqf Act, April 10 -- The Supreme Court's three-judge bench consisting of CJI Sanjiv Khanna, Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan will hear 10 pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on April 16. This comes after All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi filed the lead petition in the matter. It is listed as item 13, Bar and Bench reported.

Indian Union Muslim League, AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, DMK's A Raja, Muslim clerics body Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and Association for Protection of Civil Rights are some of the petitioners.

According to Indian Express, AIMIM's Owaisi stated the act is "manifestly arbitrary, perpetuates di...