Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has agreed to list a Public Interest Litigation filed by Syed Waseem Rizvi challenging the functioning and composition of the U.P. Sunni Central Waqf Board after four weeks, stating that it would hear the petitioner’s counsel further before proceeding on one of the contentions raised.
The matter was heard by a Division Bench comprising Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary on March 10, 2026. During the hearing, counsel for opposite party no. 5 informed the Court that the term of the U.P. Sunni Central Waqf Board has come to an end, as a consequence of which opposite parties no. 9 to 11 are no longer its members.
Counsel for the petitioner advanced two submissions. The first was that, in view of Section 13 of the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995, there shall be one Waqf Board, and the saving clause under Section 112(3) of the Act, 1995 has no application in this regard. The second submission was that, in view of the amendment to Section 14 of the Act, 1995, the nominated members cannot continue.
On the second contention regarding the continuation of nominated members following the amendment to Section 14 of the Act, 1995, the Court stated that it would like to hear the petitioner’s counsel further before proceeding.
The matter was accordingly listed after four weeks.
Appearance —
For the Petitioner: Shri Abhinav Singh and Shri Shivam Prakash Dixit.
For the Respondents: A.S.G.I., C.S.C., and Shri Mohammed Hamza Shamim, Advocate.
Case Title: Syed Waseem Rizvi v. Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs, New Delhi & 10 Others, WPIL No. 218 of 2026.
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