Give Muslims alternative site for namaz: Supreme Court to Dhar administration
Supreme Court declined to stay Madhya Pradesh High Court ruling declaring Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex a temple and disallowing Muslims from offering namaz there.
Court directed Dhar district administration to identify a separate open space near the complex for Muslims to offer Friday namaz, with unimpeded access.
No structural alterations to the complex are allowed without Supreme Court permission.
Muslim petitioners argued the High Court ignored 700-year-old documentary evidence and disturbed a 23-year-old arrangement allowing Hindu worship on Tuesdays and Muslim namaz on Fridays.
Supreme Court will hear the matter within three weeks, with CJI Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi, and V Mohana on the bench.
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