The case related to the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid and its survey’s next hearing date is fixed on March 5 by a local court in Sambhal.
The advocate representing the Muslim side, Shakil Ahmad Wari, told the reporters that they had filed a copy of the Supreme Court order directing all lower courts not to entertain new suits seeking surveys of any place of worship until further orders.
Shakil Ahmad Wari was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI, “The Supreme Court has directed all the lower courts not to entertain new suits seeking surveys of any place of worship until further orders. We have filed a copy of the said order in the court, which fixed March 5 as the next date of hearing.”
Wari added, “We will prove in the court that it was not a Harihar temple but the Jama Masjid. We have all the evidence,”
The lawyer representing the Hindu side, Gopal Sharma, Gopal Sharma, the lawyer representing the Hindu side, confirmed that the court will hear the case on March 5.
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