NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea challenging the Allahabad high court‘s order that allowed whitewashing of the outer parts of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal in UP.The SC bench comprised of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and justice Sanjay Kumar. The petition also challenged the high court order allowing…
The Special Investigation Team of Sambhal police on Sunday took Zafar Ali, the president of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, into custody to record his statement in connection with the violence that eruted in the district on November 24. The Mughal-era mosque has been at the center of a significant controversy following claims that…
NEW DELHI: The Allahabad high court on Wednesday permitted whitewashing and decorative lighting of the Sambhal Jama Masjid’s exterior, provided no structural modifications are made. The court scheduled next hearing in the case for April 8. The court on Monday had directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to submit a detailed reply on whether…
Excavation begins near Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid well MEERUT: Sambhal district administration on Wednesday began excavating a centuries-old well located 50m from the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid in Chandausi town. The digging is part of a broader initiative to revive historical wells and pilgrimage sites across the city.Sambhal DM Rajender Pensiya told TOI, “A total…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed that no action be taken regarding a private well located near the entrance of Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid without its permission. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar ordered the maintenance of status quo and instructed authorities to file a status…
NEW DELHI: An RTI activist filed a petition in a civil court on Wednesday claiming that Aligarh’s Jama Masjid was built upon Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu temples and urged the court to declare it “illegal”.“I have been filing queries with several government departments regarding the origins of Jama Masjid, which, according to historical records, was…