Allahabad High Court on Monday upholds survey order of Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal issued by trial court.
The apex court also rejects the Muslim side's petition.The top court found no issues with the Trial Court order.
A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal has upheld the trial court's survey order. It also added that the Hindu side is prima facie not barred.
On May 13, the Allahabad High Court reserved its judgment in the dispute related to Jama Masjid and Harihar Mandir in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh.
Earlier on May 5, the ASIC counsel had filed his counter-affidavit on which Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal granted time to the masjid committee to file a rejoinder and fixed May 13 for next hearing.
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The petition alleged that the suit was filed on the afternoon of November 19 last year and within a few hours, the judge appointed an advocate commissioner and directed him to conduct a preliminary survey of the mosque, which was done on the same day, i.e. November 19, and again on November 24. The court had also directed that a report of the survey be filed before it by November 29.
On November 24, 2024, large-scale violence broke out in Sambhal when a mob gathered and clashed with the police to stop the Advocate Commission team which had arrived to survey the 500-year-old mosque.
