‘Not Satisfied’: Muslim Petitioners to Move SC Against High Court Decision on Bhojshala Dispute
- On Friday, the Indore bench of The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex is a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, citing the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid precedent.
- Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi quashed a 2003 Archaeological Survey order that had permitted Hindus to pray on Tuesdays and Muslims to offer namaz on Fridays.
- Evidence from the Archaeological Survey showed the mosque was constructed using temple parts, consistent with The Hindu Front arguments that the site was a centre for learning Sanskrit.
- ASI was granted full supervisory control over the site, while the court directed the Union government to manage the property and permitted the Muslim side to seek alternative land in Dhar.
- Drawing on constitutional obligations, the court remarked that every government must ensure preservation and protection of ancient monuments, including temples of historical and spiritual importance.
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Historic Shift in Dhar’s Bhojshala: ASI grants Hindus round-the-clock worship rights after MP High Court verdict
Following a definitive ruling by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has officially restored unrestricted daily worship rights to the Hindu community at the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar. Moving swiftly to implement the judicial directive, the ASI nullified its previous April 2003 order, which had structurally divided access to the monument between two communities on separate days of the week. ASI has pa…
‘Against facts, ASI’s past stand’: AIMPLB says mosque panel to move SC against HC’s Bhojshala verdict
AIMPLB spokesman Q R Ilyas said that under the administrative arrangement of 2003, Hindus were allowed to offer prayers on Tuesdays, while Muslims were permitted to offer Friday prayers.
The Indore High Court has declared Bhojshala a temple, but Asaduddin Owaisi has raised serious questions about this decision. He has compared the decision to the Babri Masjid verdict and appealed to the Supreme Court to resolve the matter and overturn the High Court's decision. This dispute is significant from both religious and political perspectives and reflects the sensitivity of the country. The issue is expected to find a judicial resolutio…
Madhya Pradesh High Court Rejects Mosque Claim, Declares Bhojshala A Saraswati Temple, Grants Hindus Daily Pooja Rights
In a major judgment on one of central India’s most contested religious and heritage disputes, the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday, 15 May 2026, declared that the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex at Dhar is fundamentally a Bhojshala with a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi (Maa Saraswati), established in 1034 AD by Raja Bhoj of the Paramara dynasty as a centre of Sanskrit learning, as reported in OpIndia. A Divisio…
Owaisi compares Bhojshala ruling to Babri verdict, calls judgment 'erroneous'
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday, May 15, sharply criticised the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s ruling in the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute, calling the judgment “erroneous” and alleging that it ignored constitutional safeguards, historical records and the Places of Worship Act. Speaking in Hyderabad after the verdict, Owaisi said the court had failed to consider key documents, includ…
Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque Dispute: ASI Orders and Legal Battles
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi claims Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque has been a mosque for 700 years, challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court's declaration of it as a temple. The dispute involves historical waqf records, the Places of Worship Act, and a significant 1935 legal document, prompting hopes for Supreme Court intervention.
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