New Delhi: Petitioner and Congress MP Mohammad Jawed, centre, after a hearing on his plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf Act, outside the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. The apex court Wednesday began hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Act, 2025. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) (PTI04_16_2025_000268B)