UP Sunni Central Waqf Board

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The Allahabad High Court on Thursday put a stay on the survey of the Kashi Vishwanath temple- Gyanvapi mosque complex by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), setting aside the April 8 order of a district court.

The court asked advocate Mathur as to what was the nature or category of land on which the Mosque, as alleged, existed; who was its owner? In this regard Mathur invited our attention to certain consolidation records of 1960’s wherein said land is mentioned as ‘Abadi’ though Masjid is also mentioned.

In what was a relief for the Maulana Mohd Ali Jauhar Trust, Rampur and its ‘mutwalli’ (the trustee) MP Mohd. Azam Khan, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday banned the implementation of the March 20, 2020 order of the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board regarding encroachment and mismanagement.

Plea in SC seeking directions for appointment of central, state government representatives belonging to the Sunni Muslim sect in the Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust which is set to carry out the construction work as well as manage affairs of 5 acres land allotted to it in Dhannipur village.