Supreme Court on Monday, April 12 dismisses former Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Chairman Syed Waseem Rizvi plea for scrapping of 26 verses from the Quran and slaps a fine of Rs 50,000 on him for filling "absolutely frivolous" petition.
A bench headed by Justice RF Nariman dismissed the writ petition observing, "this is an absolutely frivolous writ petition".
The counsel replied in affirmative and began his arguments. After hearing the counsel for a few minutes, the bench said, "This is an absolutely frivolous writ petition."
The top court dismissed the petition with a cost of Rs 50,000, which will be paid to legal service authorities.
Rizvi's counsel argued that teaching in the holy book is not protected under Article 25 or 30
Rizvi's counsel argued that teaching in the holy book is not protected under Article 25 or 30 of the Constitution and cited issues with the interpretation of the verses.
The counsel urged the top court to issue guidelines on the issue, so that students, studying in the madrasas under the government, should not be indoctrinated. The counsel submitted that his client had written to the Central government on these issues.
