Shimla Mosque News: A hearing was held in the court of the Commissioner of Shimla Municipal Corporation regarding the mosque built in Sanjauli, the capital of Himachal Pradesh. During this hearing, neither the Waqf Board nor the committee formed for this could tell who had built the two and a half floors of the mosque built in Sanjauli, Shimla.

Mohammad Latif, the chairman of the committee formed by the Waqf Board for the construction of the mosque, said that they have built only two and a half floors. Apart from this, the Waqf Board could not give any answer as to who built the two and a half floors. After this, he was questioned about the funding. He said that some funding for this has been done by middlemen. When asked whether the funding came in cash or cheque, the lawyer who appeared could not answer this either. He said that he will answer about this in the next hearing.

order for written reply

Shimla Municipal Corporation Commissioner Bhupendra Atri said that Mohammad Latif should file his complete reply in writing in the next hearing. The lawyer appearing on behalf of the Wakf Board said that he will reply to this only when he will be given a status report by the JE. The commissioner asked the junior engineer to give the status report of this case to the Wakf Board so that it can reply to it as soon as possible. The next hearing in this case will be on October 5.

What did the Waqf Board's lawyer say?

On the other hand, the lawyer of the Waqf Board has said that there is no dispute over the ownership of the land on which the mosque is built in Sanjauli. The land belongs to the Waqf Board. The dispute is only about the construction that has been done. Waqf Board lawyer BS Thakur said, "A notice was issued to the Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board by the Shimla Municipal Corporation regarding unauthorized construction. We have submitted the reply and documents to the court. The issue related to the construction is under consideration."

BS Thakur said, "Today the court asked about the ownership and through documentary evidence we told the court that in 1947 when Waqf properties were surveyed all over India, the mosque was the property of the Waqf Board. The concerned officials will file a status report of the property. We will file a reply on the next date of hearing on October 5. The issue related to illegal construction is pending before the court. The court will take a decision on this."

Local people also asked to form a party

Not only this, during the hearing of the case, the local people applied to become a party under Rule 1/10. The local people said that they are also facing problems due to this. In such a situation, they should also be made a party. The local people also said that they are facing a lot of problems due to the construction of the mosque. They should be made a party and their views should also be heard.