Sambhal: The deadline of 10 days given by the district trial court to complete the survey and submit the report of the advocate commissioner on the disputed Shahi Mosque in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal ends on Monday, December 9. According to advocate commissioner Ramesh Raghav, the survey report is still in the completion stage, and some crucial analyses are still pending.
“The report is still in the final stages. Some analysis is pending. If it is completed, then the report will be presented in court on Monday. Otherwise, we will seek more time from the court,” Raghav said.
Notably, at least four people were dead in the violence that took place in November 24. Following the dreadful incident the Supreme Court, on November 29, instructed the Sambhal trial court not to pass any order regarding the survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid. It also ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to act to maintain peace and harmony in the violence-hit town.
The Apex Court had also ordered to not to open the survey report until the hearing of the mosque committee’s plea at the Allahabad High Court.
On the initiative of Vishnu Shankar Jain, a Supreme Court lawyer, Ramesh Raghav was designated by the senior division civil court as the advocate commissioner to investigate the Shahi mosque, slated for November 19. That very evening, he embarked on an initial inspection of the mosque, working alongside local authorities, including District Magistrate Rajendra Pensiya and Chief of Police KK Bishnoi.
During the second round of the survey, violence erupted that claimed four lives on November 24.
for the next hearing on the case, the court on November 29 granted 10 days deadline to complete the survey report.
It is to be noted that Jain’s petition stated that the Mughal-era mosque was Lord Kalki’s Hindu temple—Hari Har Mandir.
The Shahi mosque is a protected monument under Section 3(3) of the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act of 1904.
The authorities have directed the commission to wrap up its probe within a 60-day period starting from the day of notice. Should there be a need for a time extension, it will require official approval. With a public announcement on November 28, Governor Anandiben Patel emphasized the need for a thorough and transparent investigation, with the intent to serve the public interest and uphold transparency.
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