The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, came into force on Tuesday, April 8, a notification of The Gazette of India announced.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 (14 of 2025), the Central Government hereby appoints the 8th day of April, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force,” the notification said.
The Gazette of India is an authorised legal document of the Government of India where the government’s statutory orders and notifications are published.
The Centre on Tuesday filed a caveat in the Supreme Court and sought a hearing before any order was passed on the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
