Overview

• A single-judge bench of Justice Dinesh Pathak refused interim protection and dismissed the writ after allowing the petitioners to withdraw it to pursue the statutory remedy.
• The impugned September 2 order under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code was produced in court, countering the petitioners' claim that it had not been served.
• Petitioners alleged violations of the Supreme Court’s November 2024 due‑process directions and objected to the timing of the October 2 enforcement on Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra.
• On October 2 the administration razed an adjacent marriage hall recorded on pond land, granted a four-day moratorium for the mosque, and locals began removing disputed portions themselves.
• The High Court left administrative action without a stay and directed the committee to seek an interim order from the Collector, as security forces maintained an intensified presence at the site.