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Supreme Court Orders Status Quo in Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid–Harihar Temple Dispute

The bench will examine the challenge to the Allahabad High Court survey order, focusing on whether ASI protection places the site outside the Places of Worship Act.

The order was passed by Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra, who is hearing 18 consolidated suits on the issue. (For Representation)

Overview

  • The Supreme Court directed both sides to maintain status quo at the Sambhal site and posted the case for Monday after asking the Hindu petitioners to file a related apex court order on ASI‑protected monuments.
  • The mosque committee’s special leave petition challenges the Allahabad High Court’s May 19 decision that permitted a court‑monitored survey and found the suit not barred by the Places of Worship Act.
  • Counsel for the Hindu side argued the mosque is an ASI‑protected monument and that the plea seeks access, contending the site falls outside the Places of Worship Act’s scope.
  • The Chandausi trial court fixed August 28 to hear objections after the mosque side pressed that the local court lacks jurisdiction given Supreme Court proceedings tied to the Places of Worship Act.
  • The case follows court‑ordered surveys in November 2024 that saw violence with four deaths and mass FIRs, and in a related Mathura dispute the Allahabad High Court adjourned consolidated hearings to September 12 with Suit No. 17 as the representative case.