New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- The Delhi High Court has refused to order the restoration of electricity and water to Race Course mosque, a Waqf property near the Prime Minister's official residence, as utilities were cut on October 7.

Meanwhile, government sources told Indian Express that no eviction notice had been issued to the mosque, even as its imam maintains he was asked to vacate.

Justice Saurabh Banerjee dismissed the plea filed by the mosque's imam, Mohd Haroon, on October 15.

The mosque is a Grade II heritage structure, notified in 2009. It stands inside the Race Course Club, which covers about 53 acre near 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. The club and the slums around it are being cleared after several rounds of litigation.

The Centre has cited ...