New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- The Supreme Court today directed its Registry to verify which of the two special leave petitions (SLPs) filed in the Sambhal Masjid dispute was legitimate, after it emerged that parallel petitions had been filed by different office bearers of the same management committee.
The Court also ordered that the interim status quo on the suit concerning the mosque will continue until the next hearing.
A Bench comprising Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice Alok Arade was hearing challenges to the Allahabad High Court's order that the suit against the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal was not barred by the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
At the outset, the Bench noted the unusual situation of two SLPs being filed ...