Mosque in UP demolished in violation of HC order; locals maintain construction was legal 20 May 2021
On 17 May, local authorities in the Ram Sanehi Ghat tehsil, in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, demolished the Masjid Gareeb Nawaz (left), and threw the debris into a river (right). The demolition was carried out despite an Allahabad High Court staying all demolitions till 31 May. Courtesy Syed Farooq Ahmad
On 17 May, local authorities in the Ram Sanehi Ghat tehsil, in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, demolished the Masjid Gareeb Nawaz (left), and threw the debris into a river (right). The demolition was carried out despite an Allahabad High Court staying all demolitions till 31 May.
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Century Old Mosque Demolished Despite Court Orders, UP Waqf Board To Petition HC Masjid Gharib Nawaaz 60 km from Lucknow
Describing it as a “misuse of power” the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board (UPSCWB) has decided to approach the High Court demanding a “high level judicial enquiry and action against the guilty officers” for demolishing a 100-year old masjid in tehsil Ram Sanehi Ghat of Barabanki, on May 17, barely 66-kilometres from Lucknow.
The masjid, popularly called Masjid Gharib Nawaaz, stood near the Ram Sanehi Ghat tehsil compound. It was bulldozed despite an Allahabad High Court order of April 24, 2021 that had stated that the masjid should be protected from any eviction or demolition until May 31.
Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh.
The Barabanki administration in Uttar Pradesh has demolished a mosque in the district, saying that an “illegal residential complex” was found opposite the sub-divisional magistrate’s residence, reported
The Hindu on Tuesday. The administration said that the complex was demolished on Monday on orders issued by the sub-divisional magistrate’s court.
The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board on Tuesday condemned the demolition and demanded the mosque be restored, calling it a “patently illegal and high-handed action”. The board said that the action was done on the pretext of removing encroachment.
In a statement, the board said that it will move the Allahabad High Court seeking the restoration of the mosque, a high-level judicial inquiry, and action against the “guilty officers”.