New Delhi: A Hindu party on Friday filed a caveat in the Supreme Court saying no orders be passed without hearing it on any appeal against the Madhya Pradesh High Court order in the Bhojshala complex dispute case.
The caveat, filed by Jitendra Singh ‘Vishen’ through advocate Barun Kumar Sinha, said, “Let no order be made in the above matter without notice to the undersigned.”
Vishen was the sixth petitioner in the matter in which a high court bench in Indore on Friday gave the decision.
Earlier, in its much-awaited verdict in the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex dispute, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that there were indications of a Sanskrit teaching centre and a temple of Goddess Saraswati existing in Bhojshala.
It was indeed a big win for the Hindu side, as the court on Friday declared that the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar district is a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, and the Centre and the Archaeological Survey of India can decide on its administration and management.
The HC’s Indore bench, which was hearing the case, also said the Muslim community, which called the 11th-century monument Kamal Maula Mosque, may approach the state government for allotment of separate land in the district for construction of a mosque.
“If the Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society applies for land allotment for building a mosque in Dhar district, the state government can consider it,” maintained the division bench.
The HC scrapped the 2003 Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) order which allowed Muslims to offer Friday prayers on Bhojshala premises.
Nearly 1,200 police personnel were deployed in and around the complex ahead of the HC ruling.
Dhar collector Rajeev Ranjan Meena warned of strict action against anyone spreading objectionable content on social media, as the administration erected barricades at the site where Friday prayers coincided with the court verdict.
The long-running dispute pertains to the religious nature of the ASI-protected monument in Dhar district.
