The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 officially became a law as it got the assent of President Droupadi Murmu. President Droupadi Murmu also gave her assent to the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025.
“The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the president on April 5, 2025, and is hereby published for general information: The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025,” the government said in a notification.
This came days after the contentious bill was passed by both Houses of Parliament after hours of debate.
While the Lok Sabha cleared the bill early Thursday morning, the Rajya Sabha passed it on Friday after a similarly long and fiery discussion.
The bill is already facing challenges in the Supreme Court, with Congress MP Mohammad Jawed and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi contesting its constitutional validity in separate pleas.
Both Houses ran past midnight while engaging in discussion and debate over the Bill. Along with the Waqf Amendment Bill, the Rajya Sabha also passed the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024, after a 17-hour sitting, a day after it was cleared by the lower house.
