New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Senior members of the Muslim community on Saturday welcomed the Allahabad High court’s judgment which held that the right to practise religion does not extend to converting private premises into an “unregulated congregational space”.The court dismissed a plea seeking permission and police protection for offering regular namaz at an alleged private property in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district.Commending the High Court’s decision, Muslim religious leader Maulana Chaudhary I…
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New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea seeking permission and police protection for offering regular Namaz at an alleged private property in Sambhal district, holding that the right to practise religion does not extend to converting private premises into an “unregulated congregational space”. A Division Bench of Justices Saral Srivastava and Garima Prashad passed the order while rejecting a writ petition filed by one Aseen, who claimed that the authorities were…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court of India is set to hear on Monday a plea filed by the Muslim side challenging a survey order issued by a court in Chandousi regarding the Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district.As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, a Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe will take up the matter for hearing on Monday.The petition has been moved by the mosque committee opposing the survey exercise ordered in connecti…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a plea filed by the Muslim side challenging the survey order issued by the Chandousi court for the Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district. As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, a Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe will take up the matter for hearing on April 20.The petition has been moved by the mosque committee opposing the survey exercise ordered in connection with …
Sambhal, April 17 (IANS) A large-scale demolition drive was carried out in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district on Friday, where the district administration used bulldozers and heavy machinery to remove alleged illegal constructions in Mubarakpur Band village under the Asmoli police station area.Senior officials, including District Magistrate (DM) Rajender Pensiya and the Superintendent of Police Krishan Kumar Bishnoi, were present at the site along with heavy police deployment and Rapid Response Fo…
Sambhal, March 21 (IANS) Members of the Shia community in the Sambhal district on Saturday offered Eid prayers while wearing black armbands as a mark of mourning and protest over the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with a brief altercation with the police officials reported during sloganeering in the Sirsi region. Community members wore black armbands to symbolise grief and solidarity during what they described as a period of emotional loss. They stated that the gesture …
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) The controversy over ‘Yadav Ji ki Love Story’ is gaining momentum as the Yadav community has opposed the release of the film in the Sambhal district. An FIR has been registered against four people, including the film’s producer, director, hero and heroine, following a complaint by people from the Yadav community. The community alleges that their sentiments have been hurt in the film, so its release should be banned. The FIR was registered at Dhanari police station in Gu…