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 Monday (February 17) deferred to April first week the hearing on a bunch of pleas related to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 mandating to maintain the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947 A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (February 17) expressed its displeasure over filing of several fresh petitions in the pleas challenging the validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 mandating the religious character of a place to be maintained as it existed on August 15, 1947. A bench comprising Chief Justice … Read more
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader and Kairana MP Iqra Choudhary has moved the Supreme Court seeking strict implementation of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar ordered on Friday listing of Choudhary’s plea with other pending pleas on the matter … Read more
New Delhi: Shahi Masjid Eidgah Committee, Mathura has moved the Supreme Court assailing centre for delay in filing its response to the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Places of Worship Act, 19991 and closing its right to file the response. The Masjid Committed, in its plea has accused the Centre of deliberately not filing … Read more
New Delhi: The Indian National Congress (INC) has moved the Supreme Court seeking to oppose pleas challenging the constitutional validity of provisions of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, saying any alterations to the 1991 law could jeopardize communal harmony and secular fabric of India and threaten the sovereignty and integrity of the nation. The … 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
New Delhi: A Hindu outfit has moved the Supreme Court seeking to intervene in cases filed challenging the validity of provisions of the Places of Worship Act, 1991. The Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti, the Hindu outfit headquartered at Vrindavan and Varanasi, has challenged the sections 3 and 4 of the 1991 Act, submitting that these … 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
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 2) tagged a plea challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court order directing the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a survey at Bhojshala temple-cum-Kamal Maula mosque complex along with the pleas challenging the Places of Worship Act, 1991. A bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 2) agreed to hear a plea filed by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi seeking the implementation of the Places of Worship Act, 1991 that seeks to maintain the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947. A bench comprising Chief … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 12) said that matter of challenging provisions of the Places of Worship Act, 19911 is sub judice and no further petitions can be registered and no other court shall pass any specific directions of surveys till it hears the matter the disposes it off. A three-judge special … Read more
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and a Maharashtra MLA from Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party have moved the Supreme Court challenging several petitions pending before the apex court challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 seeking to dismiss the pleas against the 1991 Act on grounds … Read more
Budaun: The hearing in a plea filed by a Hindu outfit seeking permission to offer worship at Jama Masjid Shamsi in Nudaun claiming it to be a Ndeelkanth temple could not be held today before the local court and the matter will now come up for hearing on December 17. Civil Judge (Senior Division) Amit … 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
New Delhi: The Gyanvapi Mosque management committee, Varanasi has moved the Supreme Court challenging several petitions pending before the top court challenging the constitutional validity of the the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, saying that the consequences of overturning the law are bound to be drastic. The Mosque Committee has filed an intervention … 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