New Delhi. Some Muslim organizations and leaders first challenged the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 in the Supreme Court. The bench of CJI BR Gawai and Justice Augustin George Christ had secured the verdict after completing the hearing on the petitions related to this. Now in the Supreme Court, Nikhil Upadhyay has challenged the Waqf Act of 1995 as well as some provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act 2025. The petitioner argues that the 1995 Waqf law was discriminated against. Also, many provisions of Waqf Amendment Act 2025 violate the Constitution.
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In the Supreme Court, CJI BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Christ heard the petition challenging the Waqf Act 1995 on Tuesday. During the hearing, the CJI asked the counsel of petitioner Nikhil Upadhyay Ashwini Upadhyay as to why the Waqf Act 1995 is now being challenged. On this, Ashwini Upadhyay said in the court that we are also challenging the 2013 amendment to the Waqf Act. On this, CJI BR Gavai said that 12 years have passed and we will dismiss your petition due to delay. On this, the petitioner’s counsel told the bench that the Supreme Court is already listening to the Pooja Station Act 1991 from 2020-2021. Apart from this, the Supreme Court is also hearing the petitions challenging the National Minorities Commission Act 1992.
Ashwini Upadhyay, a lawyer of petitioner Nikhil Upadhyay, who challenged the Waqf Act 1995, said the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 has revised the Waqf Act 1995. Many provisions in this are against Articles 14, 15, 21, 25, 26 and 27 of the Constitution. The CJI bench of the Supreme Court ordered the petition to be linked to the pending petitions challenging the Waqf Act after hearing Ashwini Upadhyay’s argument. Along with this, a notice was issued to the Central Government and also sought a detailed reply. It is not yet decided when the CJI bench will pronounce the verdict on the petitions filed against the Waqf Amendment Act 2025. However, after the Center’s reply to the latest petition, the court’s decision may also take another form. The CJI had told Kapil Sibal, the lawyer of those who challenged the Waqf Amendment Act during the hearing that the law near Parliament is constitutional. If he can find out any major disturbance in it, then the court can consider the cancellation of the Waqf Amendment Act 2025.
