Sambhal Mosque Row: Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Pleas Against Survey
The bench heard arguments on whether the survey and related suits were maintainable under the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
- On Thursday, the Supreme Court reserved its judgment on a plea by the Sambhal Jama Masjid Committee challenging a trial court order to survey the historic mosque in Uttar Pradesh.
- Hindu plaintiffs initiated the suit, alleging the mosque stands on the site of a demolished Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu's Kalki avatar, seeking access for religious rituals.
- Mosque committee lawyers argued the suit violates the Places of Worship Act, 1991, which prohibits changing a site's religious character as it existed on August 15, 1947.
- Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain claimed the site qualifies as a protected monument under legal exceptions, while Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj stated the Uttar Pradesh government remains neutral on the religious claims.
- A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe heard the arguments, with prior court orders directing all parties to maintain the status quo at the site pending the verdict.
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LatestlySambhal Mosque Survey Case: SC reserves verdict on Masjid Committee’s plea against survey
The bench heard senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi and Advocate Nizam Pasha for the mosque committee, advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain for the Hindu plaintiffs and Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj for the Uttar Pradesh government.
Supreme Court reserves verdict on plea against survey order in Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar Temple dispute
The matter was heard by a Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe. After hearing submissions from the mosque committee, Hindu plaintiffs, and the Uttar Pradesh government, the apex court reserved its order.
The Economic Times
Times of IndiaSambhal mosque row: Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas against survey
The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on pleas filed management committee of Sambhal's Jama Masjid challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court. The SC bench consisted of P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe. Earlier, the High Court had dismissed the mosque committee's plea against the survey ordered by the Sambhal court. The apex court has maintained in its order for its parties to maintain status quo.
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