<p>The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed with cost of Rs 25,000, a plea challenging the nomination of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan for election as a member of the Delhi Waqf Board, saying he was not made a party in the matter despite all the allegations made against him in the petition.</p>.<p>A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said the petition was not a PIL at all and was full of allegations against Khan who has not been joined as a party even though it was necessary.</p>.<p>"In view of the above, the petition is dismissed with costs of Rs 25,000," the bench said.</p>.<p>The plea was moved by one Mohd Tufail Khan, who claims to be a social worker, alleging that the Delhi government's decision to nominate the AAP MLA to be elected as a member of the Board was "illegal, arbitrary and biased".</p>.<p>The elections of the Board are scheduled to be held on August 25.</p>.<p>The petitioner had contended that the AAP leader was an accused in a case lodged by CBI on a complaint of corruption made in 2016 by the then Lt Governor of Delhi and was also accused by the CEO and a member of the Board in 2019 of having allegedly misappropriated waqf land worth thousands of crores.</p>.<p>Besides that a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been lodged against the AAP leader by the Anti Corruption Branch, the petition has claimed. </p>.<p>In view of these corruption cases against him, the AAP MLA ought not to be nominated for being elected to the Board, the petition had contended.</p>
<p>The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed with cost of Rs 25,000, a plea challenging the nomination of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan for election as a member of the Delhi Waqf Board, saying he was not made a party in the matter despite all the allegations made against him in the petition.</p>.<p>A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said the petition was not a PIL at all and was full of allegations against Khan who has not been joined as a party even though it was necessary.</p>.<p>"In view of the above, the petition is dismissed with costs of Rs 25,000," the bench said.</p>.<p>The plea was moved by one Mohd Tufail Khan, who claims to be a social worker, alleging that the Delhi government's decision to nominate the AAP MLA to be elected as a member of the Board was "illegal, arbitrary and biased".</p>.<p>The elections of the Board are scheduled to be held on August 25.</p>.<p>The petitioner had contended that the AAP leader was an accused in a case lodged by CBI on a complaint of corruption made in 2016 by the then Lt Governor of Delhi and was also accused by the CEO and a member of the Board in 2019 of having allegedly misappropriated waqf land worth thousands of crores.</p>.<p>Besides that a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been lodged against the AAP leader by the Anti Corruption Branch, the petition has claimed. </p>.<p>In view of these corruption cases against him, the AAP MLA ought not to be nominated for being elected to the Board, the petition had contended.</p>