India, March 12 -- The Chikkamagaluru district Waqf officer has been suspended following allegations of unauthorised demolition of a building on a disputed site near the Bada Makkan, opposite to the city taluk office, officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday.

The site has been at the centre of a legal dispute between Kamalamma, who claims to be the owner of the disputed land, on one side, and the Karnataka Waqf Board and the Jamia Mosque on the other. In 2017, the district principal and sessions court had issued a stay order prohibiting any demolition at the site. Additionally, the Karnataka high court had accepted a writ petition from the Jamia Mosque management regarding the matter.

Despite the ongoing legal proceedings, the buil...