Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.

Multiple petitions have been filed in the apex court questioning the legality of the newly enacted law. Petitioners argue that the amendments are discriminatory towards the Muslim community and infringe upon their fundamental rights.

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on April 4 with 128 votes in favour and 95 against, following its earlier approval by the Lok Sabha, where 288 members supported the Bill and 232 opposed it.

President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent on April 5, bringing the amendments into effect.

Several prominent individuals and organisations have challenged the Act in court. These include AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi; Congress MPs Mohammad Jawed and Imran Pratapgarhi; AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan; Azad Samaj Party MP Chandra Shekhar Azad; Samajwadi Party MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq; and Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani.

Key Muslim organisations like the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Samastha Kerala Jamiatul Ulema, the Indian Union Muslim League, and the Social Democratic Party of India, along with civil society groups such as the Association for Protection of Civil Rights, have also moved the top court, terming the amendments arbitrary and exclusionary.

From Bihar’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Rajya Sabha MPs Manoj Jha and Faiyaz Ahmad, as well as MLA Muhammad Izhar Asfi, have filed petitions opposing the Act, citing concerns over increased state control over Muslim religious endowments.

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Tamil Nadu’s ruling party, has also joined the legal challenge. Its MP A Raja, a former member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Bill, has sought judicial review of the amendments.