New Delhi: The Supreme Court docket on Friday directed the Sambhal trial court docket to chorus from issuing any orders in regards to the survey of a Mughal-era mosque. It additionally instructed the Uttar Pradesh authorities to make sure peace and concord within the violence-hit city.
A bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar additional mandated the Allahabad Excessive Court docket to handle the Muslim aspect’s plea inside three working days of its submission. SC has saved the case pending and scheduled it for listening to within the week beginning January 6.
The apex court docket additional requested the Sambhal trial court docket to chorus from opening any report submitted to it till the Allahabad Excessive Court docket hears and decides on the Muslim aspect’s plea.
“Peace and concord have to be ensured. We are going to preserve this pending. We don’t want something to occur…We now have to be completely impartial and make sure that nothing untoward occurs,” the Bar and Bench quoted the highest court docket’s commentary.
The SC bench directed the state authorities to arrange a peace committee comprising members from each communities, to keep up order within the area.
The administration committee of Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid approached the Supreme Court docket on Thursday, difficult a district court docket’s November 19 order for a survey of the Mughal-era mosque. The committee sought an ex-parte keep on the civil decide’s order.
Tensions escalated in Sambhal after the survey, triggered by claims {that a} Harihar temple as soon as stood on the mosque’s website.
On November 24, protests erupted close to the mosque. Demonstrators clashed with safety personnel, resulting in stone-pelting and arson. The violence left 4 useless and a number of other injured.
(With PTI inputs)
