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Delhi High Court will hear today @BJP4India leader Ashwini Upadhyay's petition challenging the provisions of the Waqf Act 1995.
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@AshwiniUpadhyay has argued that the Waqf Act is against the principle of secularism as well as unity and integrity of the country because there are no similar laws for followers of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and other religions.
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The petition will be heard by a Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla.
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Hearing starts.
Upadhyay begins his submissions.
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Upadhyay: If the impugned act has been made to protect the rights of minorities then the act has to protect the rights of all the minorities not only the muslims.
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Upadhyay: The board has only muslim members who are paid from public exchequer. On the other hand, state collects over Rs 1 lakh crore from temples but there are no such laws for Hindus.
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Bench: You have not impleaded the waqf board even though you have challenged the waqf act. the body that is constituted under the act has to be there no?

Upadhyay: I have impleaded minority affairs ministry. I will implead them as well.
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Bench dictates order.
Order: Let the amended memo of parties be filed within a week. the petitioner has read out his short submission. Issue notice. Notice is accepted on behalf of R 1-3 by Kirtiman Singh.

Order:
Let notice be issued to R4 and newly impleaded respondent waqf board. List on November 10.
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Order:
A statement was made that there is no object of reasons in waqf board but that is not correct.

ASG Chetan Sharma: The petition raises some very serious and important question.
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@AshwiniUpadhyay asks for a shorter date.
Court agrees and lists it in July.

Hearing over.
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