New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Nikhil Upadhyay, son of Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, challenging the constitutional validity of several provisions of the Waqf Act, 1995, as amended by the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
The Court agreed to treat the matter as an Interlocutory Application (IA) and tagged it with a previously filed similar petition.
A bench, comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice B R Gavai, along with Justice J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, heard the matter and sought a response from the Union government.