New Delhi, April 17 -- In a significant development on Thursday, the Supreme Court passed an interim order in the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.

The three-judge bench, led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K.V. Viswanathan, directed that no coercive action shall be taken in respect of properties whose Waqf status is under dispute.

The Court further ordered that properties declared as "Waqf by user" will not be de-notified or acted upon without prior permission from the Court.

The bench also took note of concerns surrounding the inclusion of non-Muslims on Waqf boards and enhanced powers granted to District Collectors under the amended...