Supreme Court to address controversial Waqf Act amid violence
The Waqf Act will be heard in the Supreme Court today. More than 70 petitions have been filed, including those by religious bodies, parliamentarians, political parties and the state. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar will hear the matter today i.e. Wednesday at 2 pm. During this time, the judge will hear the arguments of the petitions filed in support and against the Waqf Board. Protests and violence are taking place across the country on the Waqf Bill. Let us tell you that the Waqf Board Amendment Bill was passed in Parliament on April 4, after which the President gave his assent to this bill on the 5th and the Act came into force from April 8. But calling this law unconstitutional, he has demanded the repeal of the law and described it as against Muslims and arbitrary.
The Wakf Laws Bill, which is currently a topic of discussion all over the country, is a matter of discussion all over the country. Politics, violence and rhetoric are being made on the Waqf bill. The Waqf Bill has been challenged in the Supreme Court. The matter will be heard by the bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday at 2 pm. During this time, the judge will hear the arguments of the petitions filed in support and against the Waqf Board. A bench headed by CJI Sanjiv Khanna has filed 10 petitions regarding the Waqf Board. But these 10 petitions are the ones that are before the CJI, in fact, more than 70 petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court against the Waqf Act so far. Those who have filed petitions against the Waqf Act include religious institutions, parliamentarians, political parties and the state.
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What arguments will be made in the hearing today in the Supreme Court and how will it be heard further, will this hearing curb the protests and violence in the country? Let us tell you that the Waqf Board Amendment Bill was passed in Parliament on April 4, after which the President gave his assent to this bill on the 5th and the Act came into force from April 8. Seven states, including Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Assam, have filed a petition in the Supreme Court arguing that the constitutional validity of the Waqf Board Amendment Act 2025 should be maintained.
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AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi, Delhi AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Arshad Madani, Association for Protection of Civil Rights, All Kerala Jamiatul Ulema and many others have filed a petition against the bill and demanded the repeal of the law, calling it unconstitutional and against Muslims and arbitrary.
There have been protests in many places in the country regarding the Waqf law, but the violence that erupted in West Bengal is the most brutal violence so far, in which many people have become homeless and there has been a terrible incident of vandalism and arson. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has clearly said that she will not allow this law to be implemented.