Jaipur : In a landmark judgement, Rajasthan High Court yesterday directed the government-appointed ‘Nazim' (administrator) of Ajmer dargah to take charge of collection and distribution of offerings at the shrine.
The court also said that the ‘Diwan' (descendant of sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti) and his followers will not be restricted from entering and sitting inside the shrine.
The Central government appoints an officer of the deputy secretary rank as its chief executive officer (Nazim).
The order was issued in response to a batch of petitions filed by Dewan Sayed Aley Rasool Ali Khan, Abdul Kalam and others.
According to the petitioners, the offerings and their distribution were earlier managed by ‘Khadims'(descendants of close disciples of the sufi saint).
