Sambhal temple-mosque row: Court postpones hearing to July 21

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Police unit   astatine  the Shahi Jama Masjid, successful  Sambhal district, Uttar Pradesh, connected  February 27, 2025.

Police unit astatine the Shahi Jama Masjid, successful Sambhal district, Uttar Pradesh, connected February 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI

A tribunal successful Chandausi connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026) postponed to July 21 the proceeding successful the Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar temple dispute successful the aftermath of the enactment connected proceedings by the Supreme Court. The substance was listed for proceeding earlier Civil Judge (Senior Division) Aditya Singh.

Shahi Jama Masjid advocator Shakeel Ahmed Warsi told reporters that the proceeding successful this lawsuit was to beryllium held contiguous (May 26, 2026) but owed to the enactment connected proceedings ordered by the Supreme Court, the proceeding was postponed and volition beryllium held connected July 21.

On November 19, 2024, Hindu petitioners, including advocates Hari Shankar Jain and Vishnu Shankar Jain, filed a suit successful the Sambhal territory tribunal claiming the mosque was built implicit a temple.

The Muslim broadside has challenged the maintainability of the lawsuit successful the Allahabad High Court, but connected May 19, 2025, the precocious tribunal upheld the proceedings court's bid permitting a court-monitored survey and directed it to proceed with the matter.

Speaking to reporters, the advocator for the Hindu side, Shri Gopal Sharma, said that since determination is simply a enactment bid from the Supreme Court successful this matter, the proceedings tribunal cannot contented immoderate orders. A court-ordered survey had been conducted astatine the tract connected November 19, 2025.

The 2nd survey connected November 24 led to important unrest successful Sambhal, resulting successful the decease of 4 persons and injuries to 29 constabulary personnel.

The constabulary booked SP MP Ziaur Rahman Barq and mosque committee caput Zafar Ali successful transportation with the unit too registering an FIR against 2,750 unidentified persons.

Published - May 26, 2026 04:21 p.m. IST

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