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Allahabad High Court Rejects Stay on Sambhal Mosque Demolition, Directs Petitioners to Trial Court

The single-judge bench said the challenge to the September 2 revenue order must be pursued before the lower court.

Allahabad HC dismisses petition against demolition of mosque in UP's Sambhal
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Overview

  • Justice Dinesh Pathak held a special hearing on Saturday morning and declined interim relief, dismissing the mosque committee’s writ.
  • The court instructed the petitioners to seek a stay by filing an appeal in the trial court against the Section 67 order and related actions.
  • Petitioners had contested a September 2, 2025 order and subsequent demolition notices, arguing violations of Supreme Court directions on prior notice and hearings.
  • District authorities contend parts of the complex, including a marriage hall, occupy pond or government land, while the mosque side says it manually removed an allegedly illegal portion.
  • Petitioners allege the administration began demolition without a formal order and say a marriage hall was razed on October 2, with the case naming the state, district officials, the tehsildar and the Gram Sabha as respondents.