Waqf row: SC to hear pleas May 20

The Supreme Court Thursday said it would May 20 hear the point of interim relief in the challenge to the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.

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A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih, which deferred Tuesday's hearing, would hear arguments for passing interim directions on three issues including the power to denotify properties declared as waqf by courts, waqf-by-user or waqf by deed. The second issue raised by the petitioners relates to the composition of state waqf boards and the Central Waqf Council, where they contend