New Delhi: Delhi High Court has sought the Centre and state govt’s stand on a plea to form the Delhi Waqf Board.
The petitioner’s lawyer contended that after the tenure of the last board ended in Aug 2023, no step was taken to form a new one. The petitioner, Mohd Shahid, said that even after the 2025 amendment to the Waqf Act, Parliament retained the statutory obligation to constitute a waqf board for every state and Union territory. The matter will be heard next on Dec 10.
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Justice Anish Dayal issued the notices on a petition seeking directions to the two govts to complete the statutory process for the board’s formation according to the amended Waqf Act. Delhi govt appointed an administrator, the plea said. The beneficiaries of such waqfs, including worshippers and members of the Muslim community, have been deprived of the statutory safeguards envisaged by Parliament,” the petition said.
The high court gave four weeks to the authorities to file their replies. The continued failure of the authorities to constitute the board was a breach of the statutory obligation imposed on them. The plea alleged that the limbo has exposed valuable waqf properties to risks of encroachment, unauthorised occupation, illegal alienation, misuse and deterioration. “Public charitable institutions, mosques, graveyards, educational institutions and other waqf establishments… have suffered irreparable prejudice. Lawyers Rizwan Ahmad, Feroz Khan Ghazi, Mohd. Wasiq Khan, Himanshu Gupta and Mohd. Shoaib Ansari represented the petitioner. Download the TOI App.