The Delhi High Court Thursday sought the stand of the Central government and Central Waqf Council on a PIL seeking declaration of the Waqf act in violation of the constitution.

The petitioner stated that the law must be for all and must not be oppressive towards one set of citizens, without any reasonable basis.

The plea further stated that the superintendence and management by the Welfare State of the personal properties of Waqf have no ‘Public-Purpose’ and therefore no duty is cast upon the Welfare State to control or manage the Waqf properties under the said Waqf Act, 1995. There is no public purpose in managing, protecting and supervising the Waqf properties across India, at State expense. The Waqf Act unfairly talks about appointing “Muslim” Officers for public purposes, if at all managing Waqf property has a public-duty element involved in it, stated the plea.