A clutch of petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment bill — passed by parliament last week — will be heard by the Supreme Court on April 16. The government, however, has filed a caveat in the top court, in which it said no orders should be passed without hearing its perspective.
So far, 15 petitions have been filed on the contentious bill to which the Opposition and sections of the Muslim community had expressed multiple objections.
Most of these were expressed during the marathon 12-plus hour debate on the bill in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and Thursday last week. The bill has since been signed by the President and has come into force.