Hyderabad, April 27 -- The Telangana High Court on Friday, April 25, declined to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, citing ongoing proceedings before the Supreme Court on the same matter.

A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara noted that the apex court has already taken cognisance of petitions contesting the Act's validity and issued directives restraining high courts nationwide from adjudicating parallel challenges.

PIL's arguments against Waqf Act

The PIL, filed by Mohammed Rahim Khan of the Act Public Welfare Foundation (APWF), argued that the amended law threatens the religious, constitutional, and property rights of ...