Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Waqf law
NDTV
The Supreme Court said, "We have to be very careful on the constitutional validity of a law. You have to be very careful when you challenge a law that has been enforced by a legislative body," he added.
A petition, which called the Waqf Act a violation of the rights of Hindus and other non-Islamic communities, has been shown the door by the Supreme Court, which said it doesn't entertain challenges to legislation in the abstract" or allow "publicity stunts". The two-judge bench also said it cannot direct the parliament and asked the petitioner – BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay -- to approach an appropriate forum.
"Is there a particular case? Show us the facts of a particular case, if you have been prosecuted under the law. We don't entertain challenges to legislation in the abstract," said Justice Chandrachud."Has your property been taken or you have been evicted?" questioned Justice Surya Kant.
When Ashwini Upadhyay sought permission to read out a note aloud from the petition, the judges said, "We don't want this publicity stunt by making you read out the note in court".
"You are saying that there should be a common law for all trusts, which is within the constitutional domain of Parliament. We cannot direct the Parliament," Justice Chandrachud said.
