The Delhi High Court has ordered for conduct of a meeting to resolve the issue of non-payment of salaries since May 2022 to the Imams, Muazzins and Muftis at the mosques registered with the Delhi Waqf.
The issue of overlapping jurisdiction needs to be resolved by issuing clear and cogent practice directions," a bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet P S Arora said.
The bench also questioned the petitioner for filing the PIL with similar prayers even when one petition on the issue was already pending before the single judge
The senior counsel appearing for the Delhi Waqf Board submitted that appropriate steps have been taken to protect Waqf property, and the board is supporting the Imam in his writ petition.
"Since appropriate measures have already been taken by the Delhi Waqf Board in discharge of its legal and executive duties to protect waqf properties, this court is of the view that no order is required in the present writ petition. Accordingly, the petition is closed," the bench said.