Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Monday (May 19) upheld the Sambhall trial court order directing survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in the Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar Mandir dispute at Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh on Hindu side plea. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, who reserved the judgment last week after hearing submissions made by the masjid … Read more
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (May 13) reserved its judgment in the Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar Mandir dispute at Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh. The Masjid Committee has filed a revision petition challenging an order of the Sambhal district court directing for survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid on a plea by the Hindu side … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 29) granted two weeks to the Committee of Management, Shahi Jama Masjid, Sambhal to file its response to a status report saying the disputed well is “totally outside” the mosque. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar directed the Masjid … Read more
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court, following a report by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) that there was no need for whitewashing in the mosque premises, on Friday (February 28) ordered cleaning of Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, however, granted time to the Management Committee of the Shahi Jama Masjid, Sambhal to … Read more
New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (February 27) directed Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to inspect the Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid and submit a report by tomorrow 10 AM on need for whitewashing and decorative arrangement at the site in view of the upcoming Ramzan month. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal passed the order … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday (January 10) issued notice and sought status report from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea of Committee of Management, Shahi Jama Masjid, Sambhal. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice SanJay Kumar was hearing a plea by the Committee of Management, Shahi … Read more
Sambhal: A local court on Monday fixed March 5 as the next date of hearing in a suit filed by the Hindu side in which the court earlier ordered a survey of the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid at Chandausi. The trial court had on November 19 allowed a Hindu side suit seeking survey of Shahi … Read more
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (January 8) stayed proceedings before a Sambhal trial court till February 25 in a suit filed by the Hindu side claiming Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal was built on a Hindu temple. A bench comprising Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal stayed the proceedings before the trial court, which earlier … Read more
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Friday (January 3) stayed the arrest of Samajwadi Party Member of Parliament (MP) Ziaur Rahman Barq in connection with a case registered for alleged provocation for violence during a court-ordered survey of Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid. Barq has been named in a First Information Report (FIR) registered at the … Read more
Sambhal: The court commissioner, who was appointed by the local court to conduct a survey of Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid, on Thursday (January 2) submit before the Chandausi court a detailed survey report of the mosque. The report, which was compiled during the survey conducted on November 19 and November 24. was submitted by court … Read more
Sambhal: The advocate commissioner, who was appointed by the local court to conduct a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, on Monday (December 9) said that the survey report will be filed in the court in 15 days. The advocate commissioner did not present the survey report before the local court and sought … Read more
Sambhal: The advocate commissioner, who was appointed by the local court to conduct a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid here, did not present the survey report before the court and sought an extension for 15 days to submit the report citing ill health. The civil court (senior division) is expected to take a decision … Read more
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (December 4) allowed petitioner to withdraw a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking an independent probe by a Special Investigating Team (SIT) headed by a retired High Court judge into the alleged incidents of police atrocities during the violence that erupted in Sambhal during a protest against a court-ordered … Read more
New Delhi: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has told a Sambhal court that it had faced obstructions from the Management of Jama Masjid Committee earlier when it attempted to inspect the mosque and its officers were prevented from entering the mosque. The ASI, in a statement before the court, also told the court that … Read more
New Delhi: The Committee of Management, Shahi Jama Masjid, Sambhal has moved the Supreme Court against a local court order for survey of the mosque on a plea by the Hindu side claiming the mosque was previously a Harihar temple. The plea seeking a stay on the Sambhal court order is likely to be heard … Read more
Dehradun: Uttarakhand high court has recently directed authorities concerned to ensure security around the mosque in Uttarkashi. The court has also directed the officials to act against the hate speech and demolition threats. A petition, which an organization Alpsankhyak Sewa Samiti has filed in the high court, was heard by a division bench of acting chief … Read more
Uttarkashi: The matter of mosque dispute in Uttarkashi city has now reached the Nainital High Court. People of the Muslim community have approached the High Court and filed a petition seeking protection for the mosque amid protests and agitation demanding demolition of the mosque. According to the petition filed in court, the community members claimed … Read more
Pithoragarh: Following the controversy related to alleged illegal construction of Mosque in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh also witnessed the protest of locals and many right-wing organizations demanding demolition of a mosque, citing illegality in construction. In Pithoragarh’s Berinag area, ring-wing groups along with locals, had taken out a rally and held a sit-in protest against a … Read more
Uttarkashi: In Uttarkashi town of Uttarakhand, the Hindu right-wing organisations have postponed the ‘Mahapanchayat’ scheduled today, on 4 November against a five-decade-old mosque citing illegality in its construction. This ‘Mahapanchayat’ was called under the banner of ‘Sanyukt Sanatan Dharam Rakshak Sangh’ after the Uttarkashi police booked over 200 people, including some members of right-wing organizations, … Read more