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The Supreme Court connected Thursday (February 12, 2026) refused to entertain a plea seeking to restrain the holding of puja wrong the premises of the Ladle Mashak Dargah and the samadhi of Hindu Saint Raghava Chaitanya successful Karnataka's Aland during Mahashivaratri.
The shrine, associated with a 14th-century Sufi saint and the 15th-century Hindu saint, has historically been a shared spot of worship. However, tensions flared successful 2022 erstwhile disputes arose implicit spiritual rights astatine the dargah, starring to communal unrest.
A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma said Article 32 of the Constitution cannot beryllium invoked by the petitioner erstwhile the contented is pending successful the Karnataka High Court.
The apical tribunal was proceeding a plea filed by 1 Khaleel Ansari seeking to restrain interference with the spot and forestall immoderate "unlawful entry, mobilisation, congregation by the backstage respondents successful the spot arsenic good arsenic restrain immoderate interim orders permitting introduction and puja".
Senior advocator Vibha Datta Makhija, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that the precocious tribunal has already decided the matter.
The apical tribunal said the petitioner was seeking a declaration that the spot was a duly notified waqf property, which has to beryllium decided by the Waqf Tribunal.
Makhija submitted that the contented involves assorted issues related to the Places of Worship Act and urged the seat that it whitethorn beryllium tagged with akin matters.
The bench, however, refused to intervene, and the lawsuit was dismissed arsenic withdrawn.
In February 2025, the Karnataka High Court had permitted 15 Hindu devotees to execute Shivaratri rituals astatine the Raghava Chaitanya Shivaling.
