Shimla, May 3 -- In a significant development on Saturday in the ongoing Sanjauli Mosque dispute, as a Shimla court ordered demolition of the remaining two lower floors of the mosque. This ruling follows a hearing in the Municipal Corporation Commissioner's Court, where the Waqf Board's failure to present required documents led to the court's decision.

The Waqf Board was supposed to submit ownership documents of the mosque land along with architectural plans before the court on Saturday. However, the Waqf Board's lawyer failed to provide valid documents or present a convincing argument in defence.

The lawyer claimed that the mosque existed at this site before 1947 and that the current structure has replaced the old one.

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