New Delhi: The Shimla District Court Ordered to demolish three unauthorized floors of Sanjauli Mosque According to a lawyer representing the Waqf Board in the case, the building.
Advocate BS Thakur said: “The court has passed the order that the mosque committee and the Waqf board should demolish the top three floors of the mosque at their own cost. A time limit of two months has been given for the demolition. At the appropriate time, it The next date of hearing will be on December 21. The mosque committee has promised to demolish the top three floors.
The controversy centers around the construction of the mosque, which was initially a one-storey structure but has reportedly been expanded to five storeys without proper authorisation. The Waqf Board claims ownership rights on the land.
Local residents have opposed the ownership of the Waqf Board, arguing that the land belongs to the state revenue department and claiming that the expansion of the mosque has caused various difficulties for them.
Tension over the issue led to local Hindu groups protesting and demanding the demolition of the mosque, calling it an illegal construction issue rather than a communal one.
