HC gets separate bench for Waqf cases
The two-member division bench of Justice Sheikh Abdul Awal and Justice Md Mansur Alam will hear the cases from 10:30am on 29 June
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has formed a separate bench at the High Court for holding hearings and rapid disposal of Waqf cases.
The two-member division bench of Justice Sheikh Abdul Awal and Justice Md Mansur Alam will hear the cases from 10:30am on 29 June and hold hearing on priority basis the matters related to Waqf cases, liberation war affairs, writ motion regarding income tax, among other matters, a Supreme Court notice said.
Meanwhile, referring to the Supreme Court notice, an official release said Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain earlier called on the chief justice and brought the matter to his notice and the chief justice had assured him of kind consideration.
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The release, signed by Ministry of Religious Affairs Spokesperson Md Abu Bakar Siddique, stated that hundreds of cases of Waqf administration have been pending in the High Court for many years. This has disrupted the order of the Waqf estate. Many lands of the Waqf administration have already been lost.
If this bench, which is responsible for hearing cases related to Waqf, can resolve those within a reasonable time, the management of Waqf property will regain vitality and the Waqf administration will also gain momentum.
