Himachal mosque row: Court docket orders dismantling of three unauthorised flooring of Sanjauli mosque | India Information

NEW DELHI: The Shimla district court docket has ordered the dismantling of three unauthorised flooring of Sanjauli mosque constructing, in accordance with a lawyer representing Waqf Board within the case.
Advocate BS Thakur mentioned: “The court docket has handed orders that the Masjid committee and Waqf Board ought to demolish the highest three flooring of the mosque at their very own price. The time restrict of two months has been given for the demolition.In the end, will probably be determined about the remainder of the portion of the constructing. The following date of listening to is December 21. The mosque committee has given the endeavor to demolish the highest three flooring.”
The dispute facilities across the mosque’s development, which was initially a single-story construction however has reportedly been expanded to 5 tales with out correct authorisation. The Waqf Board claims possession of the land.
Native residents have contested the Waqf Board’s possession, arguing that the land belongs to the state income division and asserting that the mosque’s growth has triggered numerous difficulties for them.
Tensions surrounding this situation led to protests by native Hindu teams calling for the mosque’s demolition, framing it as an unlawful development situation quite than a communal one.