Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Jauhar University Demolition Appeal Hearing Postponed to September 25
A court in Moradabad is considering a case about buildings at Jauhar University.
The Rampur Development Authority says 38 of the university’s 40 buildings are illegal.
It ordered those buildings to be demolished.
The university’s trust appealed the decision.
The court had earlier granted temporary protection while considering the appeal.
Several hearings were delayed or postponed.
The next hearing is scheduled for September 25.
The trust says it followed the rules and expects justice.
The Moradabad divisional commissioner’s court postponed the Jauhar University case hearing to September 25.
The Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust filed an appeal on July 20 against the Rampur Development Authority’s July 15 notice.
The notice declared 38 of the university campus’s 40 buildings illegal and ordered their demolition.
The trust sought planning documents from the authority and said verified building maps were held by government offices.
Trust counsel Junaid Ejaz said the trust followed legal procedures and had faith in receiving justice.
- Who
- The Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and the Rampur Development Authority are the main parties; the matter is before the Moradabad divisional commissioner’s court.
- What
- The court is considering the trust’s appeal against a notice declaring 38 university buildings illegal and ordering their demolition.
- When
- The appeal was filed on July 20, and the next hearing is scheduled for September 25; the reports are dated September 10 and 11.
- Where
- The case concerns Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, and is being heard in Moradabad.
- Why
- The trust is challenging the Rampur Development Authority’s demolition notice and seeking admission of its appeal and a stay.
University Trust Position
Development Authority Position
Legality of campus buildings
University Trust Position
The trust says it has complied with legal requirements and that the building maps were available with the Public Works Department and the Rampur district magistrate’s office and had already been verified.
Development Authority Position
The Rampur Development Authority issued a notice declaring 38 of the 40 campus buildings illegal and ordering their demolition.
Planning documents
University Trust Position
The trust sought the master plan, zonal development plan, building bye-laws, regulations and other relevant rules from the authority.
Development Authority Position
The authority did not produce the documents sought by the trust at the August 13 hearing, according to the reports.
Legal process
University Trust Position
Trust counsel Junaid Ejaz said there had been no lapse by the trust and that its actions complied with the rules.
Development Authority Position
The authority’s demolition notice remains the action being challenged in the appeal; the reports do not provide a quoted explanation from the authority.
- Next hearing
- September 25
- Appeal filed
- July 20
- Demolition notice
- Issued by the Rampur Development Authority on July 15
- Buildings cited
- 38 of the campus’s 40 buildings
- Temporary stay
- Granted on July 27 until the appeal was admitted
- Trust counsel
- Junaid Ejaz
- Trust head
- Nikhat Aflak