Considering the duration of the illegal occupation of the premises and the location of the property, the petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs 15,00,000 to the Delhi Waqf Board within a period of eight weeks, the High Court directed.
The board contended all these properties are either dargahs, mosques or graveyards, which have always remained in its possession and cannot be taken away now on the basis of a report of a two-member committee.
The Special CBI Court on Wednesday granted regular bail to Aam Aadmi Party's MLA Amanatullah Khan and ten others in a case of alleged misuse of position related to "illegal appointments" to the Delhi Waqf board.
The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to pass an interim order on the plea of the Delhi Waqf Board. However, the High Court asked the Board to file a separate petition to challenge central government's decision to delist the 123 Waqf properties.
When asked about the benefit of making the board, she said, "It is our religion, we will follow our own rule and there should not be any kind of attack on it. Our temples should be independent and have their own set of rules and regulations."
As part of the rejuvenation of the institution, the government will also implement a dress code from the next session in all 103 madrassas under the purview of the Waqf Board in Uttarakhand.
Waqf Board Chairman Shadab Shams on Thursday said that the Uttarakhand government is trying to rejuvenate the madrassas and that various steps are being taken to modernise the madrassas in the state.
Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena recommended the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for initiating disciplinary proceedings against IAS officer SM Ali for allowing illegal resolutions of the Delhi Waqf Board (DWB).
Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has challenged the order granting bail to him in a case related to alleged irregularities in appointments in Delhi Waqf Board during his chairmanship.