The New Indian Express ·
MP High Court allows partial demolition of Shahi Masjid in Ujjain for Simhastha 2028 road widening
BHOPAL: Dismissing two petitions challenging the Ujjain Municipal Corporation’s (UMC) decision to demolish a portion of the Shahi Masjid in Ujjain for widening an important road ahead of Simhastha (Kumbh) 2028, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed the authorities to proceed with the partial demolition of the mosque.
A single-judge bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore, headed by Justice Sandeep N Bhatt, in its 27-page order passed on Wednesday, said, “It seems that the petitioners are not cooperating with the process of the widening of the road by raising one or another dispute under the pretext of giving special treatment to the religious place, and also believing that differential treatment is being given to the petitioners.
Based on the above-mentioned discussion, such contentions are found to be incorrect.”
