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New Delhi: Finding that a temple along with industrial and homes were destroyed for expanding a roadway in Ahmedabad, the Supreme Court on Friday declined to captivate a plea versus partial demolition of 400-year-old Mancha Masjid, stating the town is serving a public function.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi declined to accede to perseverance of the counsel representing Mansa Masjid Trust for safeguarding the prayer hall of the mosque as Ahmedabad local corporation through Astha Mehta stated the civic body had actually unconditionally specified before the HC that just an uninhabited piece of land and part of a platform of the mosque will be impacted by the road-widening job to relieve traffic jam.
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Mehta stated the primary structure of the mosque would not be impacted at all and drew the court’s attention to the demolition of a temple and locals willingly quiting their homes to make it possible for the civic body to broaden the roadway in the bigger public interest.The bench stated it is not a case of violation of right to religious beliefs under Article 25. “The wakf board might be entitled to payment for making use of the mosque land just if the board might show that the land came from wakf.
You might be entitled for larger land to construct a mosque for namaz. The HC is ideal in discovering that the civic body had actually scrupulously followed the arrangements of Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act while continuing to take a part of mosque land for roadway widening.
When the counsel for the mosque firmly insisted for a court order to secure the prayer hall, the bench stated, “No such action is pondered. A temple has actually been taken apart, and they did not declare any settlement. We are stating you will be entitled for settlement under GPMC Act if the wakf board might show it is a wakf residential or commercial property.” State govt had actually informed the HC widening of the roadway in Saraspur was essential for reducing blockage and improving metropolitan advancement along the stretch linking Kalupur train station and Ahmedabad Metro.