MP High Court slams Waqf Board : Next, you’ll claim Taj Mahal as Waqf property скачать в хорошем качестве

MP High Court slams Waqf Board : Next, you’ll claim Taj Mahal as Waqf property

6th August, the Madhya Pradesh High Court overturned a decision by the MP Waqf Board that claimed the Burhanpur Fort as Waqf ownership. The Waqf Board claimed that the Tomb of Shah Shuja, the Tomb of Nadir Shah, Bibi Sahib’s Masjid, and the palace located in the Fort of Burhanpur were Waqf property. In 2013, the Waqf Board requested the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to evacuate the sites, claiming ownership of them. However, the ASI filed a writ petition with the high court, contending that the property, located in Emagird village, Burhanpur, and spanning around 4.448 hectares, was already protected under the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act of 1904. The ASI stated that these sites, which had been under their protection for decades, could not be reclassified as Waqf property without losing their status as protected monuments.