Overview
- Additional District and Sessions Judge Yajuvinder Singh on Thursday upheld the municipal commissioner's May 3, 2025 order declaring all five floors illegal.
- The court dismissed appeals by the Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board and the Muslim Welfare Society challenging the demolition directive.
- Proceedings emphasized the absence of approved building plans, ownership documents, and revenue records to establish lawful construction.
- Earlier directives ordered razing of the top three floors on October 5, 2024, with some demolition already carried out, and the May order targeted the remaining two floors.
- The Sanjauli Mosque Committee said it will approach the High Court and may petition the Supreme Court, with enforcement considered sensitive after prior protests and clashes in 2024.