'Threatens existence of Muslim community': Kerala-based Hindu body moves Supreme Court against Waqf Amendment Act

Sree Narayana Manava Dharmam Trust, a Kerala-based Hindu body moved the Supreme Court on Monday against Waqf Amendment Act, as it argued that law threatens the existence of the Muslim community in India.

"Given the teaching of Sree Narayana Guru about the inter-dependent nature of the well-being of all persons and communities, the ‘Sree Narayana Manava Dharmam Trust’ cannot be an idle spectator to the devastating impact of the impugned Act taken as a whole on the Muslim community of India and to social justice in our country," Bar and Bench quoted the organisation as saying to the top court.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear today a batch of pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act's constitutional validity, weeks after the government paused two central aspects of the contentious law in the face of probing questions by the top court.

However, the government has said that the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, respects the essential religious practices of Muslims by leaving matters of faith and worship "untouched", as it urged the apex court to dismiss the pleas against the act.