A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the various provisions of the Waqf Act,1995 and certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, alleging discrimination against other communities and demanding equal status and safeguards for their properties.
Intervention applications have been filed in the Supreme Court in support of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, saying the amendments are in consonance with the scheme of Constitution of India.
Meanwhile, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, the largest body of Islamic scholars in India, has moved to the Supreme Court, challenging the "constitutional validity" of the new law.
After the chaos erupted in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly over the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference president Sajad Lone on Monday said that the discussions should be allowed in the House.
Taking to social media post on X, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind wrote, "The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has challenged the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, in the Supreme Court, as this law is a direct attack on the country's constitution, which not only provides equal rights to i