SC refuses to entertain fresh plea challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act

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We passed an order on April 17 saying only five petitions will be taken up for hearing, the CJI said, adding, It will be open for the petitioner to file an application in the pending petitions if so advised.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a fresh plea challenging constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, saying it cannot entertain "hundreds" of petitions on the issue.

On April 17, the bench decided to hear only five of the total number of pleas before it and titled the case: "In Re: Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025".

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Topics: Fresh plea AIMPLB Hearing Waqf Amendment Act 2025 Waqf Amendment Act CJI Sanjiv Khanna Constitutional validity Intervention application Pending petitions Justice Sanjay Kumar Supreme Court Asaduddin Owaisi

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Published On: 2025-04-28 @ 12:47:15 (18 hours ago)

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