Supreme Court Halts New Mosque Surveys Amid Tensions Over Shahi Jama Masjid

Supreme Court Orders Halt to Worship Place Surveys Amid Mosque Dispute Supreme court ordered all lower courts to stop taking new cases for surveys of any worship place until further notice this action happened because survey of Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal back in November 2023 created tension and legal fights and a local court set a hearing for March 5 about the mosque survey in Chandausi. Hindu groups say Shahi Jama Masjid was built on old Harihar temple grounds this claim is the main legal problem Shakil Ahmad Wari representing the Muslim side said court will decide on it this issue caused problems in Sambhal since the survey started on November 19. Things got bad on November 24 during the second survey when protestors and security clashed this showed how sensitive religious sites can be Supreme Court stepped in to stop more problems by pausing similar suits while the Shahi Jama Masjid case goes on