Offering of pooja by Hindu priest is confined to the area of tehkhana: SC order
Senior Advocate Mr Hufeza Ahmadi appeared for the Mosque Committee
Bit by bit, piece by piece, I am losing the mosque: Hufeza
A Supreme Court bench consisting of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra issued notice on a Special Leave Petition stating the status quo both communities offering their prayers within the complex can be maintained until the hearing in July. “Bearing in mind the fact that the Namaz is offered by the Muslim community unhindered after the orders dated January 17 and Jan 31 and the offering of pooja by Hindu priest is confined to the area of tehkhana, it is appropriate to maintain status-quo so as to enable both the communities to offer worships in the above terms. The religious observances by the Hindus shall be in terms of directions contained in the order dated January 31, 2024, subject to the custody of the receiver as specified in the earlier order dated Jan 17, 2024. Status quo as obtained from the above terms shall not be disturbed without obtaining the previous sanction and leave of this Court,” the order from the bench stated.
Senior Advocate Mr Hufeza Ahmadi appearing for the Mosque Committee questioned the premise of grant of mandatory injunction by the trial court. “On the last day when the judge was demitting office, the order was modified to grant a mandatory injunction even without any application. On an oral mention, the order was modified and mandatory injunction was allowed. This is an extraordinary case to stay the entire order. The State govt which is not even a party to the case, implements the order at the dark hours of the night, the puja is performed that very night of the order, preventing me from seeking a stay. You have a large temple complex on the left side where pujas are performed since time immemorial. All communities have peacefully coexisted with the temple and mosque on the side by side. Why now this insistence on this particular place? There is an American expression “salami tactics”. Bit by bit, piece by piece, I am losing the mosque. The wuzukhana, which was there for centuries, is now lost. Now they want to enter tehkhana. Now there is an application that there should be no Namaz in the courtyard since the puja is under the courtyard and their religious rights are getting affected,” Ahmadi had argued.
Offering of pooja by Hindu priest is confined to the area of tehkhana: SC order
Senior Advocate Mr Hufeza Ahmadi appeared for the Mosque Committee
Bit by bit, piece by piece, I am losing the mosque: Hufeza
A Supreme Court bench consisting of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra issued notice on a Special Leave Petition stating the status quo both communities offering their prayers within the complex can be maintained until the hearing in July. “Bearing in mind the fact that the Namaz is offered by the Muslim community unhindered after the orders dated January 17 and Jan 31 and the offering of pooja by Hindu priest is confined to the area of tehkhana, it is appropriate to maintain status-quo so as to enable both the communities to offer worships in the above terms. The religious observances by the Hindus shall be in terms of directions contained in the order dated January 31, 2024, subject to the custody of the receiver as specified in the earlier order dated Jan 17, 2024. Status quo as obtained from the above terms shall not be disturbed without obtaining the previous sanction and leave of this Court,” the order from the bench stated.
Senior Advocate Mr Hufeza Ahmadi appearing for the Mosque Committee questioned the premise of grant of mandatory injunction by the trial court. “On the last day when the judge was demitting office, the order was modified to grant a mandatory injunction even without any application. On an oral mention, the order was modified and mandatory injunction was allowed. This is an extraordinary case to stay the entire order. The State govt which is not even a party to the case, implements the order at the dark hours of the night, the puja is performed that very night of the order, preventing me from seeking a stay. You have a large temple complex on the left side where pujas are performed since time immemorial. All communities have peacefully coexisted with the temple and mosque on the side by side. Why now this insistence on this particular place? There is an American expression “salami tactics”. Bit by bit, piece by piece, I am losing the mosque. The wuzukhana, which was there for centuries, is now lost. Now they want to enter tehkhana. Now there is an application that there should be no Namaz in the courtyard since the puja is under the courtyard and their religious rights are getting affected,” Ahmadi had argued.
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