SC Extends Status Quo In Sambhal Mosque Dispute

Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Radhe heard appeals filed by the mosque committee and asked for a report.

Sambhal Mosque in Uttar Pradesh
Sambhal Mosque in Uttar Pradesh Photo: PTI
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1. Sambhal mosque became a centre of communal violence since last November following a court-ordered survey

2. The Supreme Court ordered maintaining status quo on the mosque dispute

The Supreme Court on Monday extended its order directing status quo over the Sambhal mosque dispute in Uttar Pradesh by two weeks.

The committee had appealed against an order of the Allahabad High Court which dismissed its plea against the survey ordered by a Sambhal court in the Shahi Jama Masjid and Harihar Temple dispute. Subsequently, the Supreme Court directed its registry to enquire into the matter and submit a report. Previously, the Supreme Court had ordered maintaining the status quo until August 25.

A bench comprising Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Radhe passed the direction, while hearing two appeals filed by the Committee of Management Jami Masjid Sambhal. The committee was represented by its secretary and vice-president, respectively.

The extension was opposed by advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain who represented the Hindu plaintiffs in the suit. However, senior advocate Huzeifa Ahmadi — who was representing the mosque management — sought the extension till the report’s submission.

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