Shimla News
Hearing on Sanjauli mosque dispute in MC court, JE and Waqf Board reprimanded
The Municipal Corporation Commissioner Court on Saturday heard the illegal mosque case in Sanjauli, Shimla. In which the Waqf Board and the concerned JE have been reprimanded.
Shimla, September 7: The Municipal Corporation Commissioner Court on Saturday heard the illegal mosque case in Sanjauli, Shimla. In which the Waqf Board and the concerned JE have been reprimanded. The next hearing of the case has been fixed on October 5. The Waqf Board and JE have been instructed to file a status report. An application was given in the court on behalf of the residents of Sanjauli to become a party in the case.
Advocate Jagat Pal of Sanjauli Local Resident (Hindu Organization) said that the land on which the mosque is built is government land. The Waqf Board is an encroacher in it. Another application has been given in the court by the local resident, in which it was said what problems are being faced due to the mosque. On this, the court has also sought a reply from the Waqf Board. How did a two and a half storey mosque become a five-storey one. On this also, a reply was sought from the Waqf Board and the Mosque Committee. The advocate of Sanjauli Hindu Organization has talked about a mastermind in the construction who is said to be from an outside state.
Waqf Board’s lawyer Bhoop Singh Thakur said that he is aware of the construction of one floor, but he is not aware of who built the four more floors after that. The Waqf Board has appealed to the court that the mosque should not be demolished, its map should be passed.
Waqf Board’s State Officer Qutubdin says that the land belongs to the Waqf Board. The one-storey mosque is also recorded in the records, but he is aware of who built it. Some Muslim people from outside states came to Shimla and bypassing the local mosque committee, they illegally built four more floors of the mosque. The Waqf Board has appealed to the court not to demolish the mosque.
After the court’s orders, it will have to be seen what is the attitude of the people of the local Hindu organization regarding the decision. Because the people have said that if the mosque is not demolished within a week, they will demolish the mosque themselves, but the matter is now pending with the court till 5 October.
