Supreme Court Dismisses Wazim Rizvi’s Plea, Fined Rs 50,000 on Seeking Removal of 26 Verses from Holy Quran

Justice Nariman asked the counsel “Are you pressing the petition? Are you seriously pressing the petition?”, and dismissed the writ petition observing, “this is an absolutely frivolous writ petition”,

New Delhi, 12 April: The Supreme Court of India on Monday dismissed a Writ Petition seeking removal of 26 verses from the Holy Quran that are allegedly preaching violence against non-believers.

Writ Petition filed by Syed Wasim Rizvi, Former UP Shia Waqf Board chairman.

A Supreme court bench headed by Justice RF Nariman, When the matter was taken, Justice Nariman asked the counsel “Are you pressing the petition? Are you seriously pressing the petition?”, and dismissed the writ petition observing, “this is an absolutely frivolous writ petition”, and also fined Rs. 50,000/- as costs on the petitioner for filing the petition.

The plea was filed by Syed Wasim Rizvi challenges 26 verses from the Quran which he states are used as “justifications” by Islamist Terrorist Groups for attacks on non-believers/ civilians.

The plea states, “On account of the versus of Holy Quran, (more particularly described in the Writ Petition), the religion of Islam is drifting away from its basic tenets with a fast pace and nowadays is identified with violent behavior, militancy, fundamentalism, extremism and terrorism.”

The petition refers to the following verses of Holy Quran: Verse 9 Surah 5; Verse 9 Surah 28; Verse 4 Surah 101; Verse 9 Surah 123; Verse 4 Surah 56; Verse 9 Surah 23; Verse 9 Surah 37; Verse 5 Surah 57; Verse 33 Surah 61; Verse 21 Surah 98; Verse 32 Surah 22; Verse 48 Surah 20; Verse 8 Surah 69; Verse 66 Surah 9; Verse 41 Surah 27; Verse 41 Surah 28; Verse 9 Surah 111; Verse 9 Surah 58; Verse 8 Surah 65; Verse 5 Surah 51; Verse 9 Surah 29; Verse 5 Surah 14; Verse 4 Surah 89; Verse 9 Surah 14; Verse 3 Surah 151; and Verse 2 Surah 191.

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