NEW DELHI: As BJP chief and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay challenged numerous provision of Waqf Act and alleged that why solely Muslims be allowed to handle properties when there was no legislation for different non secular neighborhood, the Supreme Courtroom on Monday reminded him that there are Hindu Endowments Act framed by many states on as per which solely Hindus can handle and administer non secular locations and their property.
The apex courtroom was listening to a plea filed by Upadhyay contending that the Waqf Act was completely in opposition to the secularism, unity and integrity of the nation because the legislation was made to manage the properties of Muslims however there have been no related legal guidelines for followers of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jain-ism, Sikhism, Judaism, Bahaism, Zoroastrianism and Christianity.
Because the petition additionally raised questions on the impartiality of the judicial officer who’s a part of the tribunal arrange below legislation, Justice Joseph stated that such competition was surprising as a judicial officer decides the case on the premise of legislation and requested senior advocate Ranjit Kumar, showing for the petitioner, whether or not he additionally believed so.
The apex courtroom was listening to a plea filed by Upadhyay contending that the Waqf Act was completely in opposition to the secularism, unity and integrity of the nation because the legislation was made to manage the properties of Muslims however there have been no related legal guidelines for followers of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jain-ism, Sikhism, Judaism, Bahaism, Zoroastrianism and Christianity.
Because the petition additionally raised questions on the impartiality of the judicial officer who’s a part of the tribunal arrange below legislation, Justice Joseph stated that such competition was surprising as a judicial officer decides the case on the premise of legislation and requested senior advocate Ranjit Kumar, showing for the petitioner, whether or not he additionally believed so.
