During the hearing in the Allahabad High Court on Friday in the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Masjid case, the counsel for the temple side said that the provisions of the Waqf Act, 1995 are applicable only to Muslims and it is to resolve the dispute between Muslims.
A single-judge bench of Allahabad High Court heard a petition filed by Anjuman Intazamia Masazid Varanasi regarding the Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Masjid dispute.
Delhi High Court issued notice in a plea where the petitioner counsel has argued that the Waqf Act is against the principle of secularism as well as unity and integrity of the country because there are no similar laws for followers of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and other religions.
According to the PIL in Delhi High Court challenging the validity of provisions of Waqf Act 1995, the Waqf is not mentioned anywhere in the Constitution.
In the Kashi Vishweshwar Nath Temple-Gyanvapi Masjid dispute hearing going on in the Allahabad High Court, the counsel for the temple said damage to the temple does not change the religious nature of the property.
The Allahabad High Court on Monday heard the Lord Vishweshwar Nath Temple Masjid dispute at Gyanvapi in Varanasi. On behalf of the temple side, it was told in the court that Waqf law would not be applicable in the dispute.