The Kerala-based Hindu organization, Sree Narayana Manava Dharmam Trust, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Trust argues that the law poses a severe threat to the existence and sustainability of the Muslim community in India.
The organization, established in 2023 to propagate the teachings of Sree Narayana Guru, has sought to intervene in the ongoing legal challenge against the amended Waqf law. The Trust emphasized that in alignment with Sree Narayana Guru’s philosophy of interdependence and social justice, it could not remain passive in the face of the law’s potential impact on the Muslim community.
The Supreme Court bench, led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, is set to hear the case today at 2 pm. The Court has instructed that no new petitions be filed, but it is allowing intervention applications for those seeking to present their views on the matter.
In its intervention application, the Trust contends that the amended law effectively dismantles the Waqf system in India. It criticizes the Act for categorizing Waqf as a non-religious institution, thereby replacing Islamic law with a state-imposed framework for managing charitable donations by Muslims.
The Trust argues that the Act violates several constitutional rights, including Articles 21, 25, 26, and 29(1), claiming that it infringes on the rights of the Muslim community by imposing an unconstitutional, state-driven scheme to control their religious charitable resources.
According to the petition, the law threatens the financial foundations crucial for the survival of the Muslim community’s religious practices in India. The Trust warns that the Act’s implementation could lead to the liquidation of essential financial resources that have supported Islam’s practice in the country for centuries.
The petition, filed by advocate Vaibhav Choudhary and settled by Dr. G Mohan Gopal, argues that the Waqf Amendment Act would drastically impact the economic and religious structure of the Muslim community in India.
