Ajmer, May 2 (IANS) A district court in Ajmer on Saturday reserved its order after a detailed hearing on multiple petitions linked to claims of a Shiv temple within the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. The hearing focused on around 12 applications filed under provisions of the Civil Procedure Code, through which various parties have sought to be impleaded in the case.After hearing arguments from all sides and examining supporting documents, the court concluded proceedings and reserved i…
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New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a plea seeking a stay on the suit pending before a civil court in Ajmer regarding the alleged “unauthorised occupation of the Shankat Mochan Mahadev Temple by the Ajmer Sharif Dargah”. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant refused to interfere at this stage, observing that the top court’s earlier interim order, passed in the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places …
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the “continued state-sponsored honours, official patronage, and symbolic recognition” extended to Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and the Ajmer Dargah. Observing that the reliefs sought were not justiciable, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that such issues could not be decided under Article 32 of the Constitution.Advising the petitio…
Jaipur, Dec 22 (IANS) Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju, on Monday, offered a ‘chadar’ (sacred offering) and flowers at the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government in Ajmer on the occasion of the 814th Urs. Marking the auspicious occasion of the Urs, Union Minister Rijiju presented the sacred ‘chadar’ and flowers at the revered shrine as a gesture of respect from the Prime Minister and the Union governme…