Absolutely frivolous: SC on plea for removing 26 verses of Quran, imposes Rs 50K cost
New
Delhi,
Apr
12:
The
Supreme
Court
Monday
termed
as
"absolutely
frivolous"
a
petition
filed
by
former
UP
Shia
Waqf
Board
chairman
Waseem
Rizvi
seeking
removal
of
26
verses
from
holy
Quran
and
dismissed
it
with
a
cost
of
Rs
50,000.
A
bench
of
Justices
R
F
Nariman
B
R
Gavai
and
Hrishikesh
Roy
rejected
the
petition
in
which
Rizvi
alleged
that
these
26
verses
of
Quran
promoted
terrorism.
In his plea, Rizvi has stated that Islam is based on the concepts of equity, equality, forgiveness and tolerance but due to extreme interpretations of the said verses of the holy book, the religion has been drifting away from the basic tenets.
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The plea of Rizvi has drawn massive backlash with several Muslim outfits and Islamic clerics protesting against the former chairman of the Waqf Board.
Last month, an FIR was registered in Bareilly against Rizvi for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Muslims with his petition in the top court.
The FIR was registered at the Kotwali police station following complaints by Anjuman Khuddam-e-Rasool secretary Shan Ahmed and an organisation known as Ittehad-e-Millat council.