Guwahati, April 17 -- The Supreme Court of India on Thursday, granted the central government one week to file a detailed response to petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, and has set the date of the new hearing on May 5, 2025.

This decision followed the government's assurance in the court that they would not denotify the properties categorized as 'waqf by user' or 'waqf by deed' until the next hearing.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar, and Justice K.V. Viswanathan acknowledged the assurance given by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre.

Mehta stated that the government would refrain from denotifying these types of waqf properties until...