comply fully with bhojshala order, SC tells M.P. government
New Delhi, July 23 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and the Madhya Pradesh government to comply "in letter and spirit" with its July 14 order requiring authorities to provide a separate space "adjacent to or near" the disputed Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar for members of the Muslim community to offer Friday namaz as an interim arrangement, after it was informed that the site identified by the administration was nearly two kilometres away.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, and comprising justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, observed that the authorities were bound to faithfully implement its previous directions and posted the matter for further hearing on Friday.
The issue was mentioned before the bench by senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for the Muslim petitioners, who submitted that the site marked by the authorities was around two kilometres from the complex. "They have allocated a place two kilometres away from the site," Ahmadi told the court.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre and the Madhya Pradesh government, said although the location was about 900 metres away, he had already spoken to the authorities to identify an alternative site.P4...
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