Centre seeks more time for reply to plea on Waqf Act
On Wednesday, the central government said it had to take a measured and coherent view as at least 120 petitions are pending in several high courts challenging the provisions of the Waqf Act and said it filed a petition seeking more time to file a reply to This became the law.
Petition against activity. The court asked resident government advocate Kirtiman Singh to take steps and obtain directions to consolidate and transfer all matters to the Supreme Court. The courts had dealt with a series of petitions challenging the provisions of the law.
One of them, presented by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, said the bill would give the Waqf Board “unlimited powers” as the Waqf’s assets take priority over other charities. In its petition, the Upadhi religious body said that the Waqf Law has been enacted to manage the Waqf property, but there is no similar law for the followers of other religions, unity and unity.
The petition also states that the board has Muslim MLAs, MPs, IAS officers, urban planners, advocates and academics as members and that the center does not collect money from mosques or Dargas but is paid from the treasury. “The state collects around Rs 10 lakh from the Rs 4 lakh temples, but there is no similar provision for Hindus, so this action is violative of Article 27.” The court will hold its next hearing on July 26.
