New Delhi, May 15 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred the hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2023, to May 20, after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta assured the Court that no action would be taken by the authorities under the amended law until the matter is heard in detail.
The matter came up before a bench led by the newly sworn-in Chief Justice of India, Justice B.R. Gavai, along with Justice A.G. Masih, which was hearing a series of petitions questioning key provisions of the amended Waqf law, particularly those allowing registration of properties as waqf by user and the appointment of Waqf Boards under the new Act.
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