New Delhi, May 20 -- A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih on Tuesday took for hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
The petitioners, led by senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi, have urged the court to grant an interim stay on the implementation of the new provisions, arguing that the law infringes upon fundamental religious rights.
Opening arguments, senior advocate Kapil Sibal termed the 2025 amendments as a "creeping acquisition" of waqf properties by the Centre, asserting it undermines Muslims' right to manage religious affairs.
He stated that the new provisions constitute a radica...