Shimla authorities grant 3 months for partial demolition of Sanjauli mosque

The Shimla municipal commissioner on Saturday granted the Sanjauli mosque committee three months to raze the unauthorised flooring of a contested mosque.

The commissioner had on October 5 ordered the demolition of three “unauthorised” tales of the disputed five-storey mosque in Shimla’s Sanjauli inside eight weeks.

The courtroom on Saturday additionally directed the Sanjauli Mosque Committee and Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board to file the following standing report on March 15, after which the listening to of the remaining two flooring of the mosque will happen.

The committee’s lawyer, B.R. Thakur, knowledgeable the courtroom that fifty per cent of the demolition of three flooring has already been accomplished.

“The committee has requested further time to finish the demolition work and the Court docket has given time until March 15,” he added.

He mentioned that point can be required to gather the income data of the mosque.

On October 5, the Commissioner’s Court docket directed the Waqf Board to demolish the highest three flooring of the mosque at their very own price.

On September 11, ten individuals had been injured throughout a protest for the demolition of a portion of the mosque since contested.

A day later, the Muslim Welfare Committee gave a illustration to the municipal Company commissioner asking for the sealing of an unauthorised portion of the mosque and provided to demolish the unauthorised portion.