SC to hear Waqf case on May 20, may pass interim order

The Supreme Court, set to hear on Tuesday the pleas challenging constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, could pass interim orders in the case.

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI:

A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih on May 15 deferred the hearing to May 20 and said it 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 only Muslims should operate except ex-officio members.

The third issue relates to a provision that says a waqf property will not be treated as a waqf when the collector conducts an inquiry to ascertain if the property is government land.