In the case concerning the survey of the Sambhal Jama Masjid, the Supreme Court on Friday (November 29) made an appeal to maintain peace and harmony.The Court orally suggested that the

A court in Sambhal has directed a commissioner to submit a survey report on the Jama Masjid mosque within 10 days, following claims of a temple having existed at the site. Tensions have risen since the survey began in November,

The petition was moved by the Management Committee of the Mughal-era mosque, which Hindus claim was built by destroying a Hindu temple.

The Supreme Court will hear today a petition filed by the Sambhal Jama Masjid Committee challenging an order passed by a trial court for the survey of the mosque by an Advocate Commissioner in

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Security has increased around Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, before Friday prayers due to recent tensions. The RAF and drones are deployed to maintain order after violence during ASI's examination of the mosque.

The petition contends that the survey at Sambhal's Jama Masjid, ordered by a civil judge, was conducted hastily and could lead to communal tensions, jeopardizing the secular fabric of the country.

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday ordered a judicial probe into the Sambhal violence case, a day before the Supreme Court is set to hear a plea against the Mosque survey order.

The plea noted that the survey has triggered communal tensions in the region and it should be halted as soon as possible.