UP says Sambhal masjid well is public, SC seeks mosque management’s reply in 2 weeks | India News

NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh govt on Tuesday knowledgeable Supreme Court that the disputed Shahi Jama Masjid at Sambhal is located on a public land, and that the well close to it, regionally referred to as ‘Dharani Varah koop‘, is additionally on public land with no entry from contained in the mosque.
After SC had stayed the trial courtroom’s order issued on Nov 24 final 12 months, directing survey of the disputed website – claimed by Hindu aspect to be ‘Shri Hari Har temple’ – by a neighborhood commissioner after the mosque administration had moved the SC looking for establishment with respect to “the private well situated near the stairs/entrance of the mosque”. The apex courtroom had sought a standing report on the well from the Uttar Pradesh govt.
Additional solicitor normal Ok M Nataraj instructed a bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar that “the well is a public well and is not situated anywhere inside the mosque/disputed religious site. In fact, there is no access to the well from inside the mosque”.
When the bench requested why the administration committee has not responded to the Feb 22 standing report until date, senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi stated it was delayed because the authorised individual is in jail. The courtroom requested the administration to file its reply in two weeks.
UP govt’s standing report stated the mosque administration committee suppressed from the courtroom that “there is in fact a well within the boundary walls of the mosque/disputed religious site locally known as ‘yagna koop’. There has been no interference in the said well ‘yagna koop’.”
Accusing the mosque administration committee of deceptive SC by pleading that ‘Dharani Varah’ well is situated contained in the mosque, the state govt stated, (*2*)
The state stated that it is trying to revive culturally vital websites in Sambhal district, which includes conservation and restoration of 19 traditionally vital wells. The well in query is one of many 19 wells, it stated.