Supreme Court of India dismisses Wasim Rizvi Petition on Quran ,imposes 50 k fine

Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman led bench of Indian

Supreme Court imposed a Rs 50,000 cost on former Shia Waqf Board Chairman Waseem Rizvi for his plea to remove 26 verses of the Quran and Petition was dismissed.

Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman led bench of SupremeCourt today heard a plea by former Shia Waqf Board Chairman Waseem Rizvi to remove 26 verses of the Quran. Rizvi describes the Quranic verses as “terror-promoting” & that they were added later to the holy book of Muslims. His plea got widespread condemnation from Muslim community .

Masses and voices of sanity have lauded Supreme Court for slaping a fine of Rs 50k on Waseem Rizvi for his PIL seeking the deletion of certain verses from Quran.