The Masjid Committee filed a petition in Allahabad High Court, but the High Court refused to stay demolition. Masjid Committee members alleged that the High Court had adjourned the hearing to December 13, but the administration decided to demolish it.
A notice regarding the demolition of the Noori Jama Masjid in Fatehpur district was issued two months ago by the district administration after the mosque committee failed to remove the encroachment.
In the previous hearing on July 9, the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages the mosque, was granted four weeks to file a response to the petition. The High Court will now review the submissions as part of its deliberation on the matter.
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims performed on Saturday the shortened combined prayers of Dhuhr and Asr (noon and afternoon) prayers at Namirah Mosque in Mount Arafat in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Bhojshala Temple, referred to by Muslims as Kamal Maula Mosque, is situated in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. Hindus consider it to be the temple of Goddess Saraswati, also known as Vagdevi while Muslims consider it a Mosque named after a Sufi saint Kamal Maula.
The opposition parties, particularly those in Uttar Pradesh, are unable to take a stand on the issue. If they back the Hindu petitioners, they will lose out on Muslim support, and if they side with the Muslims, they will be dubbed as 'anti-Hindu'.
Owaisi's remarks came after a Varanasi court while hearing the matter on Thursday said that the survey inside the Gyanvapi mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple will continue and the report needs to be submitted by May 17.
The court-appointed team that had reached the mosque to complete the survey was stopped. The team could not complete the survey. On Friday also, the team had to face severe protests by the Muslims on but the committee started its work amid heavy police deployment at the complex. The survey will conclude today.
Additional Director General of Police (law and order) Prashant Kumar on Monday said that so far 125 loudspeakers have been brought down, and around 17,000 people have themselves reduced the volume of such devices.
Muslim community in Rampora graciously agreed for the demolition of a 40-year-old mosque in order to enable completion of a bridge over Jhelum river.
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