Namaz at South Delhi’s mosque: Centre seeks time to clear its stand

Bасkgrоund:-

• The Mughal Mosque is located at the Qutub Complex’s entrance and is unique from the adjacent Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque. According to the petition filed before the court, the mosque in discussion is not a notified-protected monument and has never been closed for worship earlier. 

• The Archaeological Survey of India recently submitted in a Delhi court that the Qutub Minar complex is not a place of worship and its character cannot be changed now, while opposing a plea challenging the dismissal of a civil suit seeking “restoration” of Hindu and Jain temples on the premises.

• According to the initial suit, 27 temples were demolished to make way for the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque at the Qutub Minar complex. Under the terms of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act of 1991, this plea was dismissed last year.

Сurrent  Sсenаriо:-

• The Centre told the Delhi High Court that the Mughal Mosque in South Delhi’s Mehrauli region is a “protected monument” and requested more time to respond to a petition challenging the prohibition on devotees from offering namaz there.

• The Centre requested further time from Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri to seek instructions on the petition pertaining to the mosque located within the ‘Qutub Complex’ but outside the ‘Qutub Enclosure.’

Curated by- Jeffrey