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Delhi HC asks AAP government to reply on plea to strike down Minorities Commission Act

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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government to file their response to a plea contending that the Delhi Minorities Commission Act was invalid, PTI reported. The petition further demanded that the panel’s Chairperson Zafarul-Islam Khan should be sacked from his post.

The petition, filed by Vikram Gahlot, a social worker, claimed the Delhi Legislative Assembly did not have the powers to enact the Minorities Commission Act and called for it to be struck down. Since the act was invalid, the plea said that appointments made under it, including that of Khan, are also invalid.

A bench comprised of Justices Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula asked the Delhi government and the Lieutenant Governor’s office to file a status report regarding the allegations. The matter has been listed for hearing on May 21.