Supreme Court refuses to entertain fresh pleas challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act
The bench asked the petitioners, including Firoz Iqbal Khan, Imran Pratapgadhi, Shaik Muneer Ahmad and Muslim Advocates Association, to intervene in main pleas if they have additional grounds to challenge Waqf law.
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