SHIMLA: The court of Shimla municipal commissioner Bhupinder Kumar Attri approved the Sanjauli mosque committee‘s request to extend the deadline until March 15 for demolishing the top three floors of the mosque, which were constructed “beyond the permissible limit”.
The mosque committee’s advocate told the commissioner’s court that 50% of the demolition exercise had been carried out. However, since the committee was running short of funds, it needed some time to ensure compliance with the court order. Now, the commissioner’s court will hear arguments about the legal status of the remaining two floors of the five-storey mosque in Sanjauli, Shimla, on March 15. On Oct 5, Shimla municipal commissioner’s court ordered the demolition of the top three storeys of the mosque in Sanjauli, constructed “beyond the permissible limit”, within two months.
A day after 10 persons were injured during a massive protest on Sept 11, Sanjauli mosque committee President Latif Mohammad and other members gave their consent to demolish the portion themselves.