The Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the Centre and the city administration on a plea to constitute the Delhi Waqf Board.
Justice Anish Dayal issued notice to the governments on a petition seeking directions to them to complete the statutory process for constitution of the Board in accordance with the Waqf Act of 1995, as amended by the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
The petitioner’s lawyer contended that after the expiry of the tenure of the last Delhi Waqf Board in August 2023, no steps have been taken for constitution of a fresh Board.
In the meantime, an administrator was appointed in January 2024 by the Delhi government, but the board was yet to constituted despite a statutory mandate, it was argued.
On September 8, Justice Dayal gave four weeks to the Delhi government and Centre to file their replies.
The petitioner, Mohd Shahid, said in his plea that even after the 2025 amendment, Parliament has retained the statutory obligation to constitute a Waqf Board for every Sta
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