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Allahabad High Court: In a writ petition filed by the managing committee of Noori Jama Masjid, Fatehpur, against a demolition notice and subsequent partial demolition of the Mosque, the Division Bench of Atul Sreedharan and Arun Kumar, JJ., directed that no further action of the demolition shall take place in the Mosque till the next date, i.e., 17-11-2025.
Background
The Managing Committee of Noori Jama Masjid received a notice, and, pursuant to it, a part of the Mosque was demolished. Aggrieved, they filed the present petition.
The State contended that demolition was necessitated by the public work of widening the road, which had already been completed. However, the Management committee denied the same and contended that the work was still pending and the Mosque would be demolished, if not protected, till the next date of hearing.
Analysis
Under these circumstances, the Court incorporates the State’s undertaking that no demolition would be done till the next date of hearing. Accordingly, the Court directed that no further demolition shall take place in the Mosque till the next date.
Considering the urgency and need of widening the road, the Court listed the case at the top of the list on 17-11-2025.
[Managing Committee, Noori Jama Masjid v. State of UP, WRIT – C No. 37948 of 2025, decided on 13-11-2025]
Advocates who appeared in this case :
For the petitioner: Azim Ahmad Kazmi, Mohd. Saleem Khan, and Syed Azeem Uddin
For the respondent: C.S.C.