New Delhi, April 17 -- The Supreme Court of India on Thursday granted Centre a week's time to file a response to the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.

The top court resumed hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the new law. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan stopped short of passing the interim order on Wednesday.

During course of hearing on Thursday, Solicitor General (SG), Tushar Mehta, respreseting the Union government, said that the Centre would like to put a response within seven days. Mehta further he assured the court no appponttments would be made to the Council and Board under S.9 ...