Archive · 4 Oct 2025
Allahabad HC Rejects Mosque Demolition Stay Plea in Sambhal
A mosque in Sambhal, India, is facing demolition because part of it was built on land that wasn't theirs.
The mosque's representatives went to court to try to stop this.
The court heard the case quickly, even during a holiday, but ultimately said no to stopping the demolition.
The court told the mosque committee to go to another court for help.
The demolition order came quickly, and the mosque representatives say it was done without proper notice.
The mosque committee argued that the demolition was done when a crowd was likely, which could have caused an accident or a riot.
Allahabad High Court rejected a petition to stay the demolition of a mosque in Sambhal.
The mosque was built on pond and government land.
The court heard the case on a special holiday hearing.
The petitioners alleged the demolition order came without formal notice.
The mosque committee claimed the demolition occurred on Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra when a large crowd was present.
- Who
- Allahabad High Court, Sambhal mosque committee
- What
- Court rejected a petition to stay mosque demolition
- When
- Saturday (hearing), October 2 (demolition)
- Where
- Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- To demolish mosque and marriage hall constructed on disputed land
Mosque Committee
Authorities
Demolition
Mosque Committee
Opposed demolition, claiming it occurred without a formal order, on a crowded day.
Authorities
The authorities claim that the marriage hall was built on pond land and part of the mosque on government land, supporting the demolition order.
- Location
- Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh
- Court
- Allahabad High Court
- Mosque
- Masjid Sharif Gosulbara Rawan Buzurg
- Petitioner
- Mosque Committee
- Respondent
- State Government, District Magistrate, others
- Legal Representation
- Petitioners: Arvind Kumar Tripathi, Shashank Shri Tripathi; State: JN Maurya, Ashish Mohan Srivastava
