New Delhi, Feb. 20:
After illegally demolishing the 800-year-old Akhondji Mosque in Mehrauli and targeting Sunehri Mosque, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is now planning to target Kangal Shah, a century-old mosque located in Dhaula Kuan. DDA has filed a petition seeking lifting of the stay granted by the Delhi High Court on November 2, 2023, against any coercive action against the mosque.
On February 14, while hearing DDA’s plea, the High Court asked the DDA under which law it wanted to remove the mosque built on private property. A single-judge bench of Justice Sachin Datta also issued notice to the managing committee of the mosque located near Kitchener Lake, Bagh Mochi in Dhaula Kuan and the concerned graveyard and directed it to file a reply to the DDA’s plea within 10 days.
Justice Datta also asked the DDA about the encroachment, whether it included the mosque, and what was the basis for considering its removal. Directing the DDA to submit clarifications and details during the next hearing on February 29, the judge asked, “Give me the exact reasons. What is it that you want to remove and why?”
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