Centre granted time to clear stand on plea

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted more time to the Centre to clear its stand on the Delhi Waqf Board plea seeking direction to the government to preserve the original shape, form and use of all the waqf properties situated in or around the Central Vista Redevelopment Project.

The central government’s counsel sought more time from the Delhi High Court to seek instruction on the Delhi Waqf

Board plea.

A single-judge bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva listed the matter for further hearing on

October 12.Delhi Waqf Board has urged Delhi High Court to issue direction to the Centre to preserve the original shape, form and use of all the waqf properties situated in or around the Central Vista Redevelopment Project.

Senior Advocate Sanjoy Ghose was appearing for Delhi Waqf Board.

The petition filed by Delhi Waqf Board through lawyer Wajeeh Shafiq urged the Court to issue a direction to the respondent to preserve the original shape, form and use of all the waqf properties situated in or around the Central Vista Redevelopment Project or other projects allied to it, along with the easements attached to those properties.

The petitioner, Delhi Waqf Board, which is a Statutory Body incorporated under Section 13 of the Waqf Act, 1995 and invested under Section 32 of the said Act with the powers and duties to manage and control the Waqf Properties situated in NCT of Delhi, invokes the Writ Jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT’S COUNSEL SOUGHT MORE TIME, THE HIGH COURT, THEN, LISTED THE MATTER FOR FURTHER HEARING ON OCTOBER 12