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The Muslim broadside connected Thursday (May 21, 2026) moved the Supreme Court challenging a Madhya PradeshHigh Court order, which said the disputed Bhojshala analyzable successful Dhar territory of the State was a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati.
The Hindu assemblage considers Bhojshala a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, portion the Muslim broadside calls the 11th-century monument the Kamal Maula Mosque. The disputed analyzable successful Dhar territory is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
The entreaty filed by the mosque’s caretaker, Qazi Moinuddin, has challenged the May 15 bid of the High Court.
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In a immense triumph for the Hindu side, the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared that the disputed Bhojshala analyzable was a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, and the Centre and the ASI tin determine connected its medication and management.
The High Court besides quashed an April 7, 2003, bid of the ASI that allowed Muslims to connection namaz wrong the Bhojshala analyzable each Friday (May 22, 2026).
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The High Court seat proceeding the lawsuit besides said that the Muslim assemblage whitethorn attack the Madhya Pradesh authorities for the allotment of abstracted onshore successful the territory for the operation of a mosque.
In its much-awaited verdict, the High Court observed that determination were indications of a Sanskrit teaching centre and a temple of Goddess Saraswati existing successful the Bhojshala complex.
