The Allahabad High Court refused to grant interim stay on the Varanasi district court s order allowing puja inside the Gyanvapi mosque cellar. The HC directed the state government to maintain law and order. The mosque committee had not challenged the January 17 order appointing the district magistrate as receiver. Muslim shopkeepers observed a bandh in protest, while the AIMPLB alleged bias by the judiciary. The AIMPLB will challenge the order in the Supreme Court and seek a meeting with the president.
AIMPLB holds meeting, decides to continue protest against UCC bignewsnetwork.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bignewsnetwork.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has reaffirmed its opposition to uniform civil code, maintaining that the move to bring it was against secularism and diversity of the country.
The AIMPLB held marathon emergency meetings on Tuesday night and Wednesday in which it decided to
Khalid Saifullah Rahmani is now appointed president of AIMPLB. ismatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ismatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Babri Mosque ruling galvanized a new wave of legal attacks, with Hindu nationalist groups claiming hundreds of mosques built by Muslims emperors centuries ago were temples in ancient India.