The Delhi High Court issued notice on a plea by the caretaking committee of the Qadeemi Masjid, located within the Krishi Bhavan compound, seeking continuity of a prayer facility amid the Central Vista redevelopment. The petitioners clarified that they do not oppose the project and seek no stay, only an assured, proximate place to pray. […]
The Karnataka High Court at Dharwad held that the availability of a remedy before the Waqf Tribunal does not bar writ jurisdiction where the challenge is to the legality of the Waqf Board’s own action, and quashed an official memorandum constituting an eleven-month ad-hoc committee in place of the mechanism under Rule 54 of the Karnataka Wakf Rules, 2017.
The Centre informed the Supreme Court that Waqf, while an Islamic concept, is not an essential religious practice. In defending the Waqf Amendment Act against legal challenges, Solicitor General Mehta emphasized the need for public property protection and clarified that Waqf serves charitable purposes, involving secular functions and consultation with various Muslim bodies.
