Public interest petition sought quashing of an NDMC public notice inviting objections to removal of Sunehri Masjid, a Grade-III heritage building, due to traffic congestion. The court found the Delhi Waqf Board had already taken protective steps and closed the writ petition without orders.
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WAQF WELFARE FORUM ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Z.U. Khan, Mr. M.N.A. Choudhary, Mr. Md. Mohsin Alam, Mr. Sachin Hitkari, Mr. Sulaiman Mohd. Khan, Ms. Taiba Khan, Mr. Gopeshwar Singh Chander, Mr. Abdul Bari Khan, Advocates versus NEW DELHI MUNCIPAL COUNCIL AND ORS ..... Respondents Through: Mr. Chetan Sharma, ASC, Mr. Kirtiman Singh, CGSC, Mr. Sriharsha Peechara, SC, NDMC with Mr. Amit Gupta, Mr. Vinay Yadav, Ms. Harshita Gupta, Mr. Waize Ali Noor, Mr. Akshat Kulshreshtha, Mr. Shubham Kumar Mishra, Mr. Vikramaditya Singh and Ms. Vidhi Jain, Advocates for NDMC, UOI Mr. Febin Mathew Varghese, Mr. Dhiraj, Mr. Abraham Philip, Advocates for R-4 Mr. Sanjay Ghose, Senior Advocate with Mrs. Farhat Jahan Rehmani, Mr. Firoz Iqbal Khan, Ms. Farha Naaz, Advocates for R-6/Delhi Waqf Board Mr. Avishkar Singhvi, Mr. Naved Ahmed, Mr. Vivek Kumar, Mr. Deokinandan Sharma, Advocates for R-8 Mr. Chander Kumar Singh, DCP Traffic with ASI Devender Singh, Parvi Officer Traffic
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CORAM: HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA
O R D E R % 21.02.2024
CM APPL. 10465/2024 (for exemption)
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
Accordingly, the present application stands disposed of.
W.P.(C) 2552/2024 and CM APPL. 10464/2024
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE
MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J
FEBRUARY 21, 2024/ msh
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2 issues framed by the court
Should the public notice inviting objections to removal of Sunehri Masjid as a heritage building be quashed?
Can directions be issued to the Delhi Waqf Board to protect Waqf properties under the Waqf Act, 1995?
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Waqf Welfare Forum
New Delhi Municipal Council
Delhi Waqf Board
Acting Chief Justice
Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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