Actor-turned politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay challenged the constitutional effectiveness of WAQF legislation in the Supreme Court.
The bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, will hear more than a dozen petitions on April 16, including a petition filed by Asaduddin Owaisi, leader of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in all India, challenging the constitutional effectiveness of the WAQF (Amendment), which (ASADUDDIN) OWAISI.
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According to the Apex Court website, in addition to CJI, Judge Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan are part of the three benches that listen to the petition.
In addition to Mr. Owaisi’s plea, the Supreme Court also listed the hearing petition filed by AAP MLA AMANATULLAH KHAN, the Association for the Protection of Civil Rights, Arshad Madani, Samastha Kerala Kerala Jamiathu Jamiashul jamiashul ulema, Anjum Kadari, Anjum Kadari, Anjum Kadari, Taiyyab Khan Salmani, Manohd shafi, Mohhah jhahha and faz and faz and faz.
The Apex Court registry has not listed some other petitions in front of the bench.
On April 8, the center filed a warning before the Supreme Court and requested a hearing before the matter passed any order.
One party issued a warning in the High Court and the Supreme Court to ensure that no orders were heard.
The Alliance Government informed the WAQF (Amendment) Act on April 8, which accepted Droupadi Murmu’s consent on April 5 on April 5 after a fierce debate between the two houses.
The legislation was passed in Rajya Sabha, with 128 members voting for it, while 95 opposed the bill. Lok Sabha cleared it, with 288 members supporting it and opposing 232 members.
All India Muslim Private Law Commission (AIMPLB), Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, DMK, MPs Imran Pratapgarhi and Mohd Jawed, CPI through its leader D Raja are other important petitioners.
Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK has upgraded the top court through its Deputy Secretary General A Raja and said in a press release: “Despite widespread opposition, the coalition government has passed the WAQF amendment, which has not properly considered objections from people who have interests and interests.” The party said that the immediate implementation of the bill was violated and that the rights of about 5 million Muslims in Tamil Nadu and the rights of 2 billion Muslims in other parts of the country were damaged.
In addition to political parties, Muslim institutions such as Aimplb, Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind and Samasstha Kerala Jamiathul Ulema (a religious organization of Sunni Muslim scholars and pastors in Kerala) also filed separate requests in the top courts.
AIMPLB spokesman SQR ILYAS said in a press statement that its petition strongly opposed the adoption of an amendment to Parliament that is “arbitrary, discriminatory and exclusion-based”.
He said that the amendments not only violated the basic rights guaranteed by Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution, but also clearly revealed the government’s intention to fully control the administration of the WAQF and thus keeping Muslim minorities from governing their own religious donations.
He said articles 25 and 26 ensure freedom of conscience, the right to practice the right, the right to spread religion, and the right to establish and manage institutions for religious and charitable purposes.
Congressman Jawed’s plea alleges that the bill imposes “arbitrary restrictions” on WAQF property and its management, undermining religious autonomy in Muslim communities.
Aimim Chief OWAISI said in his separate confession that the legislation took away various protections from WAQFS, as did religious and charitable donations from Hindus, Jain and Sikhs.
The NGO Association for the Protection of Civil Rights has also challenged the constitutional effectiveness of the law in top courts.
AAP’s Delhi MLA Khan seeks that the law was declared unconstitutional, violating “Articles 14, 15, 21, 25, 26, 29, 29, 30 and 300-A of the Constitution”.
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