Supreme Court to hear Sambhal Mosque Committee’s Petition

• The Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee is set to hear a petition against a civil court order allowing a mosque survey to verify if it was built on a temple ruins.

• The local court order, passed on November 19, triggered violence and communal tensions in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh.

• The committee argues that the order was passed ex parte and hastily in a pending suit, raising fear among locals.

• The committee invokes the Places of Worship Act, which protects the identities of religious places of all faiths.

• Police have held ag marches near the mosque, claiming watertight security has been put in place to prevent untoward incidents.