Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Monday mentioned that he’ll take a name on itemizing petitions difficult the adjustments made to the waqf regulation.
The CJI conveyed this to senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who introduced up the matter earlier than a Supreme Court docket bench presided by him. Sibal mentioned {that a} petition had been filed by Maulana Arshad Madani, president of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind, a physique of Muslim clerics.
The CJI identified {that a} system is already in place to request itemizing of instances by emailing the courtroom and mentioned it ought to be adopted and oral mentioning ought to be averted. Sibal mentioned he had despatched the e-mail request, following which the CJI mentioned that he’ll look at it within the afternoon.
“It will likely be positioned earlier than me within the afternoon, I’ll do the needful,” mentioned CJI Khanna.
A number of petitions have already been filed earlier than the Supreme Court docket difficult the constitutional validity of the Waqf Modification Act, which acquired the President’s assent on April 5.
A few of the petitioners embrace Lok Sabha MPs Asaduddin Owaisi and Mohammad Jawed, AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, Muslim clerics physique Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama and NGO Affiliation for Safety of Civil Rights.
The petitioners argue that the Act is manifestly arbitrary, perpetuates discrimination on the grounds of faith, violates the Shariat Act and strips the Muslim neighborhood of the suitable to handle its personal spiritual establishments.
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