New Delhi, May 5 -- The Supreme Court on Monday deferred the hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, transferring the matter to a bench led by Justice B.R. Gavai for further proceedings on May 15, 2025.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K.V. Viswanathan took stock of the Centre's earlier assurance that it would not denotify any waqf properties, including those declared as waqf by user or proceed with appointments to the Central Waqf Council and Waqf Boards.

CJI Khanna observed, "We have gone through the counter and rejoinder. Some issues have been raised, especially relating to the registration of waqf properties and figures...