The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Central Government to submit its reply within a week on the petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
The Court was assured by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, that properties marked as “waqf by deed” or “waqf by user” would not be denotified (removed from waqf status) until the next hearing, which is scheduled for May 5.
A bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, along with Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan, also noted the government’s promise that no new appointments will be made to the Central Waqf Council or waqf boards in the meantime.
The court said that any waqf properties registered under the older 1995 Act should also not be denotified until the next hearing. The Centre has asked for a week’s time to prepare its initial reply.
The Bench further noted it would only consider five main petitions due to the large number of similar cases and told lawyers to decide who would present arguments.
The petitioners were allowed to file their rejoinders (responses) within five days after the Centre submits its reply.
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