New Delhi, April 29 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted two-week time to the Committee of Management, Shahi Jama Masjid, Sambhal, to file its response on a status report of Uttar Pradesh authorities which said the disputed well is located outside mosque.

A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar asked the committee to file affidavit while hearing an application filed by it to ensure that status quo is maintained with respect to the private well situated near the stairs/entrance of the mosque.

Additional Solicitor General KM Natraj, appearing for the Uttar Pradesh government and authorities, told the bench that the well was situated after a police post (chowki), totally outside the mosque.

Senior advocate Huzef...