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The PIL, filed by social activist and Advocate Rukmani Singh, sought to restrain the Delhi Government and the Delhi Waqf Board from using the consolidated fund to provide salaries or remuneration to Imams and Muezzins.
The Delhi High Court issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Government's policy to use the state's consolidated fund for paying salaries and honorariums to Imams and Muezzins of the Delhi Waqf Board and Non-Wakf Board.
The Bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, sought responses from the Delhi Government, its Finance and Planning departments, and the Delhi Waqf Board.
Singh argued that such practice violated the secular nature of the state and infringed upon various articles of the Constitution of India. The Court acknowledged the need for further examination of this issue and has scheduled a detailed hearing for July 22.
Additionally, the Court impleaded the Delhi Government's Revenue department as a party respondent in the PIL. The Bench observed that the Delhi Government's policy appears to contradict constitutional principles. The Waqf Board argued that the payment scheme for Imams and Muezzins was constitutionally valid. However, the petitioners maintained that the Delhi Government's actions were inconsistent with constitutional mandates and judicial precedent.
Case Title: Rukmani Singh v Government Of N.C.T. Delhi & Ors
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