Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Ujjain Mosque Appeal Dismissed Over Partial Demolition Settlement
A court in Ujjain considered a disagreement about part of a mosque being removed.
The removal is connected to a road-widening project.
The respondent said less than 10% of the mosque would be affected.
The mosque committee had started removing that part itself.
People disagreed about whether they had made a formal settlement.
The court noted the arrangement anyway.
It then dismissed the appeal.
The whole mosque is not being demolished.
The High Court dismissed an appeal concerning partial demolition of a mosque in Ujjain.
The respondent said less than 10% of the mosque’s total area was affected.
The mosque committee had begun removing the affected portion itself.
The court took note of an arrangement, despite disagreement over whether a formal settlement existed.
Only the portion needed for a road-widening project is set to be removed, not the entire mosque.
- Who
- The High Court, the respondent, and the mosque committee.
- What
- The High Court dismissed an appeal against the partial demolition of a mosque.
- Where
- Ujjain.
- Why
- The affected portion is required for a road-widening project.
- Court decision
- The High Court dismissed the appeal.
- Location
- Ujjain.
- Area affected
- Less than 10% of the mosque’s total area, according to the respondent.
- Demolition scope
- Only the portion required for road widening is set to be removed.
- Committee action
- The mosque committee had begun removing the affected portion itself.
- Settlement
- The court took note of an arrangement despite disagreement over whether a formal settlement had been reached.