SC Declines Urgent Hearing of Petitions on Waqf Act

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Monday declined urgent hearing in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the recent Waqf (Amendment) Act, saying it will be listed for hearing in due course.

- Suchitra Kalyan Mohanty @ New Delhi

"There's a robust system of listing in place. The matter will come up in due course," the CJI told senior lawyers Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Manu Singhvi and others appearing for various petitioners. These senior advocates had mentioned the matter and sought early hearing.