Supreme Court dismisses former chief of UP Shia Central Waqf Board Waseem Rizwi plea for scrapping of 26 verses from Quran and slaps a fine of Rs 50,000 on him for filling "absolutely frivolous" petition.
SC dismisses Syed Waseem Rizvi’s PIL that sought deletion of certain verses from the Holy Quran Former chairperson of Shia Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh, Rizvi had asked that certain verses of the holy book that he alleged “promote extremism” be deleted
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The Supreme Court of India has dismissed the controversial public interest litigation (PIL) which sought deletion of certain verses from the Holy Quran which the petitioner Syaed Wseem, former chairperson of the Shia Waqf Board, alleged “violate the law of the land and promote extremism”. According to a report in the Bar and Bench, the case: Syed Waseem Rizvi v. Union of India, was heard by a Bench of Justices Rohinton Fali Nariman, BR Gavai and Hrishikesh Roy which not only dismissed the PIL but also imposed costs of Rs. 50,000 on the petitioner Rizvi.
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Remove 26 verses from Quran which justifies acts by Islamist Terrorist Groups: Shia Waqf Board Chairman to SC ANI | Updated: Apr 11, 2021 00:37 IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear on April 12, Monday, the petition filed by former Uttar Pradesh, Shia Waqf Board Chairman, Syed Waseem Rizvi, seeking a direction to appropriate authorities to remove 26 verses from the Quran which he states are used as justifications by Islamist Terrorist Groups for attacks on non-believers/ civilians.
A bench of the Apex Court , headed by Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, will hear the petition filed by Rizvi on April 12, Monday.
April 7, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9278
In Petition To The Indian Supreme Court, Shi ite Leader Waseem Rizvi Demands Removal Of 26 Verses From The Koran That Promote Militancy, Fundamentalism, Extremism, And Terrorism
April 7, 2021
Syed Waseem Rizvi, an Indian Shi ite leader known for issuing provocative statements against the majority Sunni Muslim leadership to gain favor with the country s Hindu rightwing, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court of India seeking the removal of 26 verses of the Koran on the grounds that the verses spread extremism among Indian Muslims.
Syed Waseem Rizvi is a controversial Shi ite leader in northern India.
Rizvi is the chairman of the Shia Waqf Board in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which is ruled by the rightwing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is also in power at the federal level. In India, the separate waqf boards for Shi ite and Sunni Muslims are statutory bodies advising the government on the protection and manag