New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- The Supreme Court today ordered continuation of status quo in the case concerning the Sambhal Masjid and fixed the matter for further hearing on Monday, August 25.
The order came while hearing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the Committee of Management of the Shahi Jama Masjid, Sambhal, challenging an Allahabad High Court ruling.
The Allahabad High Court had earlier held that the suit filed against the Masjid was not barred by the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
Contesting this, the Masjid Committee approached the apex court.
A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar heard the matter.
During the hearing, Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, appearing for the r...