The court dismissed the appeal filed by the Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board and the Sanjauli Mosque Committee, affirming that the entire structure from the ground floor to the top was constructed without authorisation.
A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar asked the committee to file affidavit while hearing an application filed by it to ensure that status quo is maintained with respect to the private well situated near the stairs/entrance of the mosque.
The Supreme Court on Friday posted for hearing on April 8 an application of mosque committee against the Allahabad High Court's order allowing the impleadment of ASI and Centre in the main suits in the Mathura Krishna Janambhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute.
A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar dismissed the plea, which contended that the High Court committed an error in law by permitting ASI to recover expenditures incurred from the mosque committee.
Jama Masjid Sadar and Shahi Mosque Committee Chief Zafar Ali was brought to the Moradabad Jail after he was produced before the Chandausi court in connection with the November 24 Sambhal violence on Sunday.
Jama Masjid Sadar Chief and Shahi Mosque Committee head, Zafar Ali, was brought to Chandausi Court on Sunday in connection with the November 24 Sambhal violence.
Jama Masjid Sadar Chief and Shahi Mosque Committee Chief, Zafar Ali, on Sunday claimed that he did not incite any violence regarding the November 24 Sambhal incident.
Zafar Ali, the chief of Jama Masjid Sadar and Shahi Mosque Committee, was taken into custody by Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday for questioning in connection with the violence that erupted in Sambhal on November 24 last year.
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday summoned the Jama Masjid Sadar chief and the Shahi Mosque Committee chief, Zafar Ali for questioning regarding the violence which broke out in the area a few months ago.
"The whitewashing work has begun. Around 9-10 people are working. More people may be put to work if needed... We will try to complete the task as per the court orders... There are 9-10 people assigned by the ASI. Another 10-20 people may be called... The task has been undertaken by the ASI;
The Sanjauli Mosque Committee has resumed the demolition of the unauthorized floors of the mosque, following the directives issued by the Commissioner's Court of the Shimla Municipal Corporation (MC) Last year.
Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain on the recent developments in the Sambhal issue stated that the Sambhal Mosque Committee had approached the Supreme Court seeking to maintain the status quo of the well situated outside the Shahi Jama Masjid.