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The Allahabad Excessive Court docket on Wednesday stayed the proceedings in a Sambhal civil court docket, which is listening to a swimsuit that claims that the Mughal-era Jama Masjid was constructed by demolishing a Hindu temple.
The court docket handed the order whereas listening to a civil revision petition filed by the Shahi Jama Masjid Administration Committee.
“Until the subsequent date of itemizing, the Court docket of Civil Choose (Senior Division), Sambhal at Chandausi is restrained from continuing with the Authentic Go well with No. 182 of 2024,” stated the Excessive Court docket.
The Excessive Court docket has mounted the subsequent date of listening to on February 25. It additionally directed all respondents to file counter-affidavits inside two weeks.
In the course of the listening to, Hari Shankar Jain, whose petition led to the survey of the mosque in Sambhal, instructed the Excessive Court docket that the survey of the disputed property was full and the report has been submitted in a sealed cowl to the trial court docket. He additional stated the matter has now been adjourned to March 5 within the Sambhal court docket.
On November 19, the Civil Choose (Senior Division) of Sambhal handed an ex-parte order permitting a survey of the Jama Masjid by an advocate commissioner, primarily based on a plea claiming the mosque was constructed after demolishing a Hindu temple. The swimsuit was filed, and the request for appointing an advocate commissioner for the survey was granted on the identical day. The survey was performed on November 19 and once more on November 24.
The Administration Committee of the Shahi Jama Masjid later approached the Supreme Court docket, difficult the trial court docket’s order. The mosque committee argued that the mosque has been in existence because the sixteenth century and has been in steady use by Muslims as a spot of worship, however the matter was rushed by means of in “scorching haste” after a swimsuit was filed by eight plaintiffs who alleged that it was constructed after destroying the ‘Shri Hari Har Temple’.
In November, the Supreme Court docket in its order whereas underlining that “peace and concord should prevail”, directed the trial court docket to quickly halt proceedings within the matter. The Supreme Court docket additionally requested the mosque administration committee to method the Allahabad Excessive Court docket in opposition to the trial court docket order.
On November 24, 4 folks died of gunshot wounds metres away from the mosque after violence broke out after a survey workforce confirmed up on the mosque. The police, nevertheless, claimed the bullets weren’t fired by them.
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