Sambhal Mosque News: Supreme Court bans Sambhal Mosque survey, instructions to maintain peace, know what happened in the court today

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the trial court of Sambhal in UP not to pass any order in the case related to the survey of the Mughal era mosque and has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to maintain peace and harmony in the violence-hit area. The bench led by Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna has said that the Allahabad High Court should hear the petition of the Muslim side within three working days. We hope and trust that the lower court does not proceed to take further action in this case until the High Court hears the case and passes an order. The Supreme Court has directed the state government to maintain peace and harmony in Sambhal and ensure peace between both the communities. Instructions have been given to form a peace committee comprising members of. A bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked the trial court in Sambhal not to open any sealed report presented before it until the High Court hears the case and passes an order on the petition. . The Supreme Court has told the Muslim side to challenge the decision of the lower court that they can go to the Allahabad High Court and has kept the matter pending and has said that now the matter will be taken up for hearing in the week starting from January 6. Be listed.

what is the order

• The Supreme Court asked the state government to constitute a peace committee, which will include members of both the communities, to maintain peace and harmony in Sambhal.
• The trial court was directed not to open any report which may be filed before it until the High Court passes an order in the matter.
• The Supreme Court has advised the Muslim side to appeal against the order of the district court in the High Court.

what is this matter

• On November 19, 2024, the Civil Judge of Sambhal had given orders to conduct a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid.
• In fact, it was claimed that a Harihar temple existed earlier in place of the mosque.
• On 24 November 2024, clashes broke out between protesters and security forces near the mosque, resulting in four deaths and several injuries due to stone pelting and arson.
• The Masjid Committee challenged the November 19 order in the Supreme Court and demanded an immediate stay on this order.
• The petition said that this order is a violation of the Places of Worship Act and such a survey is likely to increase communal tension.
• The petitioners argued that the district court passed the order ex-parte and their side was not heard.
• Senior advocate Huzaifa Ahmadi, appearing for the mosque committee, submitted that the trial court’s order could create “serious unrest”.
• he/she said an “alarming pattern” of ordering surveys in such cases is emerging across the country.
• Such orders can create communal tension and harm the secular structure of the country.
• Ordering a survey without a hearing is a violation of the principles of justice.
• The court advised the petitioner to first approach the High Court. The court said that the trial court should not proceed until the petition challenging the survey order by the mosque committee is listed in the Allahabad High Court and heard.