Hyderabad, April 7 -- The Supreme Court on Monday, April 7, has rejected an urgent hearing of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf Act.

Questioning the need for repeated oral mentions, the Chief Justice of India said, "Why are you mentioning when we have a system in place?" He assured that the matters would be reviewed in the afternoon and the "needful will be done."

A total of 12 petitions have been filed before the apex court challenging the amendments immediately after the Parliament passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, on Friday.

After the legislation was passed in both Houses of Parliament, the Indian National Congress announced it would challenge the Waqf (Amendment) Bill before the Supreme Court. Cong...