Sambhal Masjid Case | Supreme Court Appeals For 'Peace & Harmony', Asks UP Administration To Consider 'Community Mediation'
4 months ago

Sambhal Masjid Case | Supreme Court Appeals For 'Peace & Harmony', Asks UP Administration To Consider 'Community Mediation'

Live Law  

In the case concerning the survey of the Sambhal Jama Masjid, the Supreme Court on Friday made an appeal to maintain peace and harmony.The Court orally suggested that the Uttar Pradesh Government form a peace committee for community mediation under Section 43 of the Mediation Act for communal harmony.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay. In the case concerning the survey of the Sambhal Jama Masjid, the Supreme Court on Friday made an appeal to maintain peace and harmony. The Court orally suggested that the Uttar Pradesh Government form a peace committee for community mediation under Section 43 of the Mediation Act for communal harmony. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a petition filed by the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee challenging the trial court's order passed on November 19 directing the court commissioner to survey the mosque in a suit which claimed that was built after destroying a temple.

Community Peace Court Mediation Survey Committee Shahi Harmony Masjid Section 43 Sambhal Community Mediation  survey  case  harmony  jama  supreme  masjid  court  consider  act  community  committee  mediation  peace  sambhal

History of this topic

Sambhal Jama Masjid violence: UP Police issues notice to SP MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq: ‘Assured cops of full cooperation’
4 days, 10 hours ago

Sambhal Jama Masjid violence: UP Police issues notice to SP MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq: ‘Assured cops of full cooperation’

Live Mint  

The Uttar Pradesh police has served a notice to Sambhal MP Zia ur Rehman Barq over his alleged involvement in the violence that broke out at Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid during a court-ordered survey of the mosque on November 24 last year. Since I am a citizen of this country and also an MP, I have assured the police of …

33 houses, ‘illegal mosque’ might be demolished as per law: Sambhal DM
1 week, 5 days ago

33 houses, ‘illegal mosque’ might be demolished as per law: Sambhal DM

Hindustan Times  

As many as 33 houses and an illegal constructed mosque on municipal land in the Chandausi town of Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district may be demolished in accordance with legal procedures, a senior official said on Monday. Amid the tense situations, the whitewashing of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal also began on Sunday. The Sambhal district has been embroiled in …

Whitewashing of Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal begins after Allahabad high court order
Trending News
2 weeks ago

Whitewashing of Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal begins after Allahabad high court order

Hindustan Times  

The whitewashing of Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal began on Sunday after the Allahabad High Court granted permission on March 12, news agency ANI reported. Following the court's directive, security has been tightened in the Shahi Jama Masjid area of Sambhal, with a three-member committee overseeing the painting work ahead of Ramzan. Tensions have remained high in Sambhal since …

Edge To Muslim Party In Sambhal Masjid Case, ASI Must Finish Whitewash In A Week
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Edge To Muslim Party In Sambhal Masjid Case, ASI Must Finish Whitewash In A Week

ABP News  

Sambhal Masjid Case News: In a victory for the Muslim party involved in the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid case, the Allahabad High Court has allowed the whitewashing of the mosque from the outside. Allahabad High Court approves mosque committee's demand for painting. Shahi Jama Masjid Committee President Zafar Ali hailed the Allahabad High Court's decision, calling it a "big victory". …

Sambhal Jama Masjid case: Allahabad HC allows ASI to whitewash mosque from outside, decorate with lights
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Sambhal Jama Masjid case: Allahabad HC allows ASI to whitewash mosque from outside, decorate with lights

Live Mint  

Sambhal Jama Masjid case: The Allahabad High Court gave permission to the Archaeological Survey of India to whitewash the mosque from the outside and also decorate it with lights without tampering with anything. According to news agency PTI, the Allahabad High Court directed the ASI to undertake and complete whitewashing of Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal within one week. …

Shahi Jama Masjid Committee In Sambhal Denies Talks With Police Over Friday Namaz Timing
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Shahi Jama Masjid Committee In Sambhal Denies Talks With Police Over Friday Namaz Timing

ABP News  

Sambhal, Mar 11 : The Shahi Jama Masjid Committee in Sambhal on Tuesday denied any discussion with the police administration regarding the timing of Friday prayers which coincide with Holi celebrations on March 14. Talking to reporters, Shahi Jama Masjid Committee president Zafar Ali said neither he nor any representative from the committee was present at the peace committee meeting …

Hindu Group Meets Sambhal SDM, Demands Permission To Conduct Puja At Jama Masjid Site
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Hindu Group Meets Sambhal SDM, Demands Permission To Conduct Puja At Jama Masjid Site

ABP News  

In the latest development in UP's Sambhal Jama Masjid case, a Hindu organisation on Wednesday met Sambhal SDM and submitted a memorandum demanding permission to conduct puja at the spot. #WATCH | Sambhal Jama Masjid Harihar case | Uttar Pradesh: A Hindu organisation met Sambhal SDM and submitted a memorandum; they have demanded permission to conduct Puja at the spot. …

Sambhal Mosque Row: Hindu Respondent Disputes '1927 Agreement' In Allahabad HC; Intent To Avoid Bar Of 1991 Act, Claims Mosque Committee
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Sambhal Mosque Row: Hindu Respondent Disputes '1927 Agreement' In Allahabad HC; Intent To Avoid Bar Of 1991 Act, Claims Mosque Committee

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today heard the plea filed by the Management Committee of the Shahi Jama Masjid, Sambhal, seeking permission for the whitewashing of the Mosque, where the objections of the Committee against the ASI's report dated February 28 were taken on record. Jain's affidavit in the Court claims that the Masjid Committee, on its own, without seeking permission …

Allahabad High Court calls Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal as 'disputed structure'
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Allahabad High Court calls Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal as 'disputed structure'

New Indian Express  

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday agreed to refer to the Sambhal Jama Masjid as a "disputed site." The court also instructed the stenographer to use the term "disputed structure" for the Shahi Masjid, following a request from the Hindu side. The High Court was hearing a petition filed by the mosque committee opposing an Archaeological Survey of India report …

Sambhal violence: Judicial panel visits district for fourth time; records statements of witnesses
1 month ago

Sambhal violence: Judicial panel visits district for fourth time; records statements of witnesses

The Hindu  

Members of the judicial panel, appointed by the Uttar Pradesh government to probe the violence that erupted in Sambhal district last year, recorded statements of witnesses in connection with the incident on Friday. This was the fourth visit of the judicial commission to the district which witnessed violence in the aftermath of a court directed survey at the Shahi Jama …

Allahabad HC Orders Cleaning Of Sambhal Mosque Premises As ASI Says Whitewashing Not Needed; Masjid Committee To File Objections
1 month ago

Allahabad HC Orders Cleaning Of Sambhal Mosque Premises As ASI Says Whitewashing Not Needed; Masjid Committee To File Objections

Live Law  

Following the Thursday directions of the Allahabad High Court, the Archaeological Survey of India today submitted an inspection report stating that the Shahi Jama Mosque in Sambhal does not require whitewashing ahead of Ramadan/Ramzan, as the entire mosque is covered with enamel paint that is in good condition.On the mosque management committee's insistence that whitewashing is. Following the Thursday directions …

Well Near Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid A Public Property, Not Part Of Mosque: UP Govt Tells SC
1 month ago

Well Near Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid A Public Property, Not Part Of Mosque: UP Govt Tells SC

ABP News  

The Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court that the well near Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid is public property and not part of the mosque. Meanwhile, the mosque committee has filed a petition against the excavation and search for ancient wells in Sambhal, particularly seeking to maintain the status quo for the well near the mosque. Mosque Committee Misled SC …

Tracing the origins of Sambhal: The historical conflict between the Shahi Jama Masjid and Harihar Mandir
2 months ago

Tracing the origins of Sambhal: The historical conflict between the Shahi Jama Masjid and Harihar Mandir

Op India  

A Bench consisting of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar reviews a petition submitted by the Jama Mosque Committee challenging a civil court’s order that permitted a survey of the mosque to ascertain if it was constructed on the remnants of a temple. It states: “The principal building in Sambhal is the Jami Masjid, which the Hindus claim …

Excavation of well near Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal begins
2 months, 1 week ago

Excavation of well near Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal begins

The Hindu  

The Sambhal district administration on Wednesday began excavating an ancient well found under an allegedly illegal encroachment near the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal city. The administration’s drive is seen as a step towards clearing the alleged encroachment of structures and sites in Sambhal since violence broke out on November 24, 2024. The excavation comes amid the Supreme Court’s order …

Judicial commission visits Sambhal to probe Nov 24 violence, records statements
2 months, 1 week ago

Judicial commission visits Sambhal to probe Nov 24 violence, records statements

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW A judicial commission formed by the UP government visited Sambhal town on Tuesday to inspect areas affected by violence during the survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid on November 24 last year and recorded statements of witnesses. The delegation was accompanied by district magistrate Rajender Pensiya, superintendent of police Krishna Kumar Vishnoi, and Moradabad police range DIG Muniraj G. …

Sambhal Violence: Judicial Panel Visits Survey Site, Examines Locations Where Foreign Cartridges Were Found
2 months, 1 week ago

Sambhal Violence: Judicial Panel Visits Survey Site, Examines Locations Where Foreign Cartridges Were Found

ABP News  

A three-member judicial commission formed by the Uttar Pradesh government visited Sambhal on Tuesday to inspect areas affected by the riots during the survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in November last year and record statements of witnesses. The Commission, formed on December 1 last year, revisited these locations, including the Shahi Jama Masjid area, where the violence occurred, PTI …

Judicial commission visits Sambhal to inspect riot-hit areas, record witnesses' statements
2 months, 1 week ago

Judicial commission visits Sambhal to inspect riot-hit areas, record witnesses' statements

New Indian Express  

SAMBHAL: A judicial commission formed by the Uttar Pradesh government visited Sambhal on Tuesday to inspect areas affected by riots during a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque on November 24 last year and record the statements of witnesses. According to commission member and former Uttar Pradesh director general of police Arvind Kumar Jain, several people came to meet the …

Supreme Court stays restoraion of well outside Jama Masjid in Sambhal
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court stays restoraion of well outside Jama Masjid in Sambhal

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Friday halted the planned restoration of an old wall located outside the entrance of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal. While the court agreed that the well is located outside the mosque, not inside as claimed by the mosque committee, it ordered status quo saying that the court was keeping a close watch so that peace …

Supreme Court bars action on Shahi Jama Masjid well without permission, calls for status report in two weeks
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court bars action on Shahi Jama Masjid well without permission, calls for status report in two weeks

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on January 10 has issued a notice on a plea by the Sambhal's Jama Masjid management committee, and ordered status quo with regard to a private well located near the entrance of the mosque, PTI reported. About The Plea The apex court was hearing a plea filed by the Committee of Management of Shahi Jama …

SC stays Sambhal well’s opening amid mosque dispute, stresses peace and harmony
2 months, 2 weeks ago

SC stays Sambhal well’s opening amid mosque dispute, stresses peace and harmony

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday restrained the Uttar Pradesh government and Sambhal district administration from acting on a municipal notice to open for public use a well half of which is located within the structure of the Shahi Jama Masjid and the other half outside it. During the Friday hearing, senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, representing the mosque management committee, referred …

SC issues notice in Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid well dispute, orders status quo
2 months, 2 weeks ago

SC issues notice in Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid well dispute, orders status quo

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice on a plea by the Sambhal's Jama Masjid management committee, and ordered status quo with regard to a private well located near the entrance of the mosque. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar directed that no steps be taken regarding the well without its permission and instructed …

Sambhal Masjid Row | Supreme Court Directs No Action On Notices Which Claim Well Near Mosque As Hindu Temple
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sambhal Masjid Row | Supreme Court Directs No Action On Notices Which Claim Well Near Mosque As Hindu Temple

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today restrained Uttar Pradesh authorities from giving effect to any notice issued regarding the well near the Sambhal mosque, including the notices/posters put up by the Sambhal Municipality.The bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the petition filed by the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee challenging the. The Supreme Court …

Opening well for Hindus will disturb peace: Sambhal mosque panel moves top court
Trending News
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Opening well for Hindus will disturb peace: Sambhal mosque panel moves top court

India Today  

The Shahi Jama Masjid committee in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal approached the Supreme Court on Thursday, seeking a directive to the District Magistrate to refrain from initiating an investigation into a private well located within the mosque's premises. The mosque authorities argued that opening the well for Hindu prayers would disturb the peace in Sambhal, which witnessed deadly clashes in November …

SC issues notice in Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid well dispute, orders status quo
2 months, 2 weeks ago

SC issues notice in Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid well dispute, orders status quo

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the district magistrate to maintain status quo on reviving or allowing prayers at a "private" well located near the entrance of the Mughal-era Jama Masjid mosque in Sambhal. Considering a plea of the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid management committee on the issue, a bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and …

Sambhal Dispute: Mosque committee moves SC seeking status quo on well outside mosque
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal Dispute: Mosque committee moves SC seeking status quo on well outside mosque

Op India  

The Committee of Management, Shahi Jama Masjid, Sambhal, on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to the District Magistrate to ensure that the status quo is maintained with respect to the private well situated near the stairs/entrance of the mosque. “The District Magistrate has stated, as per news reports, that the well is not within the mosque and the …

Sambhal mosque row: Local court to hear Jama Masjid-Harihar temple case on March 5
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal mosque row: Local court to hear Jama Masjid-Harihar temple case on March 5

Hindustan Times  

Sambhal mosque row: A local court in Sambhal has fixed March 5 as the next hearing date in a case related to the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid and its survey. Shakil Ahmad Wari, the advocate representing the Muslim side, told reporters that they have filed a copy of the Supreme Court order directing all lower courts not to entertain new …

Allahabad HC Stays Hearing In Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad HC Stays Hearing In Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Case

ABP News  

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday paused the hearing of the Shahi Jama Masjid case in Sambhal court and asked all the parties to file their reply within one month. Hearing a petition filed by the Intezamia Committee of the Shahi Jama Masjid, Sambhal, the single judge bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Aggrawal instructed the lower court to halt the …

Sambhal Mosque Row | Allahabad High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Till Feb 25, Seeks Responses Of UOI, UP Govt
Top News
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal Mosque Row | Allahabad High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Till Feb 25, Seeks Responses Of UOI, UP Govt

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today stayed the Sambhal trial court proceedings till February 25 in a suit claiming that the Chandausi's Shahi Jama mosque was built after destroying a Hindu temple. A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal passed this order on a civil revision plea moved by the Shahi Jama Mosque Committee at Chandausi challenging the trial court's order …

Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI
Trending News
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI

The Hindu  

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Central and State governments, the Archaeological Survey of India and local authorities on a plea moved by the Shahi Jama Masjid committee in Sambhal challenging a trial court’s order. A Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal also ordered a stay on the proceedings in the case by the trial …

Sambhal mandir-masjid row: Allahabad High Court stays trial court proceedings till February 25
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal mandir-masjid row: Allahabad High Court stays trial court proceedings till February 25

India TV News  

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed the proceedings going on in trial court in the Harihar temple-Shahi Jama masjid dispute case in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. The Allahabad High Court ordered the halt of trial proceedings while hearing the petition of the Intezamia Committee of Sambhal's disputed Shahi Jama Masjid. The court also directed all the parties in the case, …

Sambhal court to hear plea seeking survey of Shahi Jama Masjid on March 5
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal court to hear plea seeking survey of Shahi Jama Masjid on March 5

New Indian Express  

SAMBHAL: A local court has fixed March 5 as the next date of hearing in a case connected to the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid and its survey at Chandausi. At least five Muslim youth, including a minor was killed in November last year when UP police allegedly opened fire on people protesting the court-ordered survey of the Jama Masjid. We …

Sambhal Jama Masjid case: Allahabad HC stays civil court proceedings
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal Jama Masjid case: Allahabad HC stays civil court proceedings

New Indian Express  

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed further proceedings before a civil court hearing the plea seeking a survey of the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid in UP's Sambhal. The plea was filed after a Supreme Court order related to the matter challenged the proceedings aside from the maintainability of the suit filed over the dispute in the Sambhal district …

Sambhal Row | Mosque Committee Challenges Trial Court's Survey Order In Allahabad HC; Advocate Commissioner Files Sealed Report
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal Row | Mosque Committee Challenges Trial Court's Survey Order In Allahabad HC; Advocate Commissioner Files Sealed Report

Live Law  

The Shahi Jama Mosque Committee at Chandausi has moved the Allahabad High Court challenging the trial court's order passed on November 19 directing an Advocate Commissioner to survey the mosque in a suit which claimed that the mosque was built after destroying a temple. This development comes as the Advocate Commissioner submitted the survey report to the trial court in …

Advocate commissioner submits Sambhal mosque survey report in sealed cover
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Advocate commissioner submits Sambhal mosque survey report in sealed cover

Hindustan Times  

pawan.dixit@htlive.com The report has 60 pictures taken during the survey, four hours of videography also submitted A court-appointed advocate commissioner on Thursday submitted a survey report of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal in the court of civil judge in a sealed packet. Advocate commissioner Ramesh Raghav also submitted a three-page covering letter along with the 45-page survey report. “Advocate …

Advocate commissioner submits Sambhal mosque survey report in sealed cover
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Advocate commissioner submits Sambhal mosque survey report in sealed cover

Hindustan Times  

pawan.dixit@htlive.com The report has 60 pictures taken during the survey, four hours of videography also submitted A court-appointed advocate commissioner on Thursday submitted a survey report of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal in the court of civil judge in a sealed packet. Advocate commissioner Ramesh Raghav also submitted a three-page covering letter along with the 45-page survey report. “Advocate …

Evidence of temple found at Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal during survey
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Evidence of temple found at Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal during survey

Op India  

On 2nd January, a survey report of Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal was submitted in a sealed envelope by Court Commissioner Ramesh Raghav to the Chandausi Court. Court Commissioner Ramesh Singh Raghav stated, “A petition asserting that the Shahi Jama Masjid was originally the Harihar Temple was filed in the Civil Judge Senior Division Court on 19th November. …

Sambhal Court Commissioner Submits Survey Report Of Shahi Jama Masjid To District Court
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Sambhal Court Commissioner Submits Survey Report Of Shahi Jama Masjid To District Court

ABP News  

The commissioner appointed by the local court in Sambhal has submitted the survey report of the Shahi Jama Masjid on Thursday. Advocate Commissioner Ramesh Singh Raghav has submitted the survey report of the Shahi Jama Masjid to the court in the Shahi Jama Masjid–Harihar Mandir dispute. The survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid was conducted on November 19 and November …

Suspected mastermind of Sambhal Violence linked to Dawood Ibrahim gang
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Suspected mastermind of Sambhal Violence linked to Dawood Ibrahim gang

Op India  

On 30th December, it was revealed that the suspected mastermind of Sambhal violence, Sharik Satha, is a member of Dawood Ibrahim’s gang. Furthermore, according to an India TV report, the Special Investigation Team looking into Sambhal violence suspects that individuals linked to ISI and Al-Qaeda, residing in the Deepa Sarai and Nakhasa areas of Sambhal, supplied weapons and funding for …

Mosque Survey Nearing Completion, Report Due in January: Sambhal Court
3 months ago

Mosque Survey Nearing Completion, Report Due in January: Sambhal Court

Deccan Chronicle  

Sambhal: The survey report of the Shahi Jama Masjid is almost complete and will be submitted in the court in January, 2025, the court-appointed commissioner recently said. Advocate Ramesh Singh Raghav, who was appointed as the court commissioner in the matter, on December 23 said the report would be either filed on January 2 or January 3. There is a …

'Old well belongs to Sambhal Jama Masjid, never used for any non-Muslim ritual': Mosque committee sends notice to DM
3 months, 1 week ago

'Old well belongs to Sambhal Jama Masjid, never used for any non-Muslim ritual': Mosque committee sends notice to DM

Op India  

Recently, violence had broken out during the court-ordered survey at Shahi Jama Masjid on 24th November has. The Chairman of the Shahi Jama Masjid Committee has accused the Uttar Pradesh Government, District Magistrate and Municipal Council officials of trying to ‘change the character’ of the ancient well. In the notice, advocate Shakeel Ahmed Warsi, on behalf of the chairman of …

Sambhal Violence: MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq Challenges FIR In Allahabad High Court
3 months, 1 week ago

Sambhal Violence: MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq Challenges FIR In Allahabad High Court

ABP News  

Sambhal Violence: Sambhal MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq has filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court challenging the FIR registered against him over violence during a court-monitored survey of a Mughal-era mosque. The police had also filed an FIR against MLA Nawab Iqbal Mahmood's son Nawab Suhail Iqbal a day after violence broke out during the survey. Temple Reopened In Sambhal …

Gyanvapi, Sambhal & more: The mandir-masjid suits that will be impacted by SC order on Places of Worship Act
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Gyanvapi, Sambhal & more: The mandir-masjid suits that will be impacted by SC order on Places of Worship Act

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court has asked all courts to stop ordering surveys of contested religious places until further directions. Last year, upholding the maintainability of the suit filed by the five Hindu devotees, Varanasi’s Court of the District and Sessions Judge directed a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India. Notably, in May 2022, while hearing an appeal against the Varanasi …

Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid survey deadline ends today; fake video stirs tensions
Trending News
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid survey deadline ends today; fake video stirs tensions

Live Mint  

The 10-day deadline set by the Sambhal trial court for submitting the advocate commissioner's survey report on the Shahi mosque in Sambhal will end on Monday. The deadline will be over on Monday.” The Supreme Court also directed that the survey report be kept sealed until the Allahabad High Court hears the mosque committee's petition. A case has been filed …

Sambhal mosque survey report deadline ends today
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal mosque survey report deadline ends today

Hindustan Times  

The 10 days’ time given by the Sambhal trial court for submission of the advocate commissioner’s survey report on the Shahi mosque in Sambhal ends on Monday. After the violence in Sambhal on November 24 claimed four lives, the Supreme Court on November 29 ordered the Sambhal trial court not to pass any order related to the survey of the …

Pleas over character of places of worship dot UP’s legal landscape
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pleas over character of places of worship dot UP’s legal landscape

Hindustan Times  

A special bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna will on December 12 hear a raft of pleas challenging the Places of Worship Act, 1991. SAMBHAL, SHAHI JAMA MASJID Supreme Court advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain on November 19 filed a petition in a local court in Sambhal, seeking a survey of the town’s Shahi …

Sambhal mosque row: Jama Masjid Shahi Imam appeals PM Modi ‘to win hearts of Muslims’, says ‘situation worse than 1947’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal mosque row: Jama Masjid Shahi Imam appeals PM Modi ‘to win hearts of Muslims’, says ‘situation worse than 1947’

Live Mint  

Syed Ahmed Bukhari, the Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid made heartfelt appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he expressed deep concern about the growing communal tensions in the country. Earlier on November 27, four people died and several others, including police personnel, were injured in Sambhal after a confrontation erupted over a court-ordered survey of the city's Shahi …

Jama Masjid Shahi Imam's emotional appeal to PM Narendra Modi over Sambhal mosque row: 'Win hearts of Muslims'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jama Masjid Shahi Imam's emotional appeal to PM Narendra Modi over Sambhal mosque row: 'Win hearts of Muslims'

Hindustan Times  

Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, made an emotional appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “talk to Muslims of the country” amid rising communal tensions over mosque surveys in various parts of India, News18 reported. No one knows which way the country will go in the future,” a teary-eyed Bukhari said at Jama Masjid He called …

Sambhal temple-mosque dispute: Advocate Commission to submit survey report in sealed envelope by 8th December
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal temple-mosque dispute: Advocate Commission to submit survey report in sealed envelope by 8th December

Op India  

The Advocate Commission which conducted the court-ordered survey of the disputed Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal will submit the survey report before the court by Monday. Court-ordered survey at Jama Masjid in Sambhal and violence that erupted on 24th November On 19th November, a court-mandated survey was conducted at Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. The court ordered the …

Questions that arise after Sambhal order
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Questions that arise after Sambhal order

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court’s interim order in the Sambhal mosque dispute last week is emblematic of the delicate legal and communal landscape surrounding the spate of cases filed by Hindu litigants claiming sites currently housing mosques. In cases involving Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha, justice Khanna had firmly directed them to exhaust remedies in …

Shamsi Jama Masjid or Neelkanth Mahadev Temple: Conflict in Badaun
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Shamsi Jama Masjid or Neelkanth Mahadev Temple: Conflict in Badaun

Op India  

In Uttar Pradesh, Badaun’s Jama Masjid Shamsi vs Neelkanth Mahadev temple was scheduled to be heard by the district court on 3rd December. The case came up amid the controversy surrounding the survey of Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid which the Hindus refer to as Hari Har temple. The Hindus assert that Badaun’s Jama Masjid Shamsi was built by demolishing the …

Discover Related