May 19, 2025 02:54 PM IST
Rejecting the petition filed by the mosque committee against the survey order, the court said that it found no issues with the trial court order
The Allahabad high court on Monday upheld the survey order of Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal issued by the trial court.
Rejecting the revision petition filed by the mosque committee against the survey order, the court said that it found no issues with the trial court order. The committee was seeking a stay on the ongoing trial court proceedings in an original suit pending before the district court in Sambhal.
Earlier, the Supreme Court on April 29 granted two weeks ‘ time to the Committee of Management, Shahi Jama Masjid, Sambhal, to file its response on a status report of Uttar Pradesh authorities, which said the disputed well is located outside the mosque.
In November 2024, the top court had stayed the trial court proceedings in the case, directing it not to hear the matter until the petition filed by the mosque committee against the survey order is listed in the Allahabad High Court.
Tensions in Sambhal had simmered after the local court ordered a survey of the mosque on November 19. Opposing the court-ordered survey of the Jama Masjid, people clashed with police, resulting in the death of four people.
The survey followed a petition filed by some persons in the local court, claiming that the site of the mosque was previously a Harihar temple, dedicated to Kalki, the last incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and built in 1526 after demolishing the temple.
