The Supreme Court will hear five main petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment Act. All other related petitions will be considered as intervention or implement applications in these cases.
New Delhi: To prevent overcrowding in the courtroom and ensure clarity during proceedings, the Supreme Court instructed that only five petitions regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Act will be heard.
The Bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan, specified that approximately 65 other petitions will instead be treated as intervention or impleadment applications associated with the five selected petitions.
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The five petitioners, chosen by themselves following the Court’s directive today, are:
- Arshad Madani v. Union of India – Madani, an Islamic scholar, serves as the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband.
- Muhammad Jameel Merchant v. Union of India – Merchant is recognized as a social activist.
- Mohammed Fazlurrahim & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. – Fazlurrahim holds the position of General Secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.
- Sheikh Noorul Hassan v. The Union of India & Ors. – Hassan is a Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Manipur National People’s Party.
- Asaduddin Owaisi v. Union of India – Owaisi is the President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and a Member of Parliament for Hyderabad.
Advocate Ejaz Maqbool has been designated as the nodal counsel for the petitioners, while Advocate Kanu Agrawal serves as the nodal counsel for the respondents, representing the government. Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain has been appointed as the nodal counsel for the applicants.
This case will not be identified by any of the petitioners’ names but will be referred to as In Re: The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
The hearings for interim orders are scheduled for May 5.
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