The Supreme Court on Friday directed States to tell it concerning the standing of structure of Haj committees inside two weeks.
A bench of Justices SA Nazeer and JK Maheshwari additionally requested the states to specify the names of committee members. “States to file affidavit on if Haj Committees have been constituted and to specify the names of committee members,” the bench stated.
The route got here after senior advocate Sanjay Hegde, showing for the petitioner, knowledgeable the bench that many States haven’t filed compliance studies.
The high court docket had earlier sought response from the union authorities on a plea in search of the institution of Central and State Haj Committee for States based on the provisions of the Haj Committee Act 2002.
It had issued notices to the Centre, External Affairs Ministry, Haj Committee of India, and others whereas in search of their responses inside six weeks.
The apex court docket was listening to a plea filed by a former member of the Central Haj Committee Hafiz Naushad Ahmed Azmi contending that the Center and the States have did not adjust to the strict provision of the Haj Committee Act, 2002 and have did not appoint committees beneath the standing.
The petition had additionally sought route to strictly comply with the provisions of the 2002 Act particularly regarding simply and correct utilization of the Central and state Haj funds created beneath chapter IV of the Haj Act.
“The state level have failed to appoint Haj committees at the Central and which is resulting in a situation where the pilgrims are rendered or with none to take care of their interest. The committees are statutory committees, performing statutory functions and their non-appointment is not only violation of the provisions but also violates the Constitution,” the plea had stated.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
