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On September 27, a part seat of Justices Prathiba Singh and Amit Sharma directed the ASI to nutrient the archetypal record relating to the Jama Masjid connected the adjacent proceeding date, October 23. (Express File Photo)
In effect to petitions highlighting the request for Jama Masjid to beryllium declared a protected monument, the Delhi High Court precocious granted the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) a “final opportunity” to nutrient the archetypal record of the Ministry of Culture, successful which a determination was taken not to state the Mughal-era mosque a protected monument.
The tribunal has been directing the authorities to nutrient the archetypal record since 2018. While the record was subsequently produced earlier the court, connected August 28, the ASI submitted that the archetypal missive dated October 20, 2004, written by the past premier curate Manmohan Singh was “missing” successful the record concerned. The ASI officials had, however, assured the tribunal that they were “taking steps to hint the same”.
On September 27, a part seat of Justices Prathiba Singh and Amit Sharma directed the ASI to nutrient the archetypal record relating to the Jama Masjid connected the adjacent proceeding date, October 23.
The seat further recorded, “This shall beryllium the last accidental for the accumulation of the archetypal record successful narration to the Jama Masjid.” The tribunal besides directed the ASI to record an affidavit regarding assorted aspects of Jama Masjid.
“…it is noticed that the record relating to the Jama Masjid does not notation its presumption arsenic a protected monument, nor does it see details astir the attraction activities that are being undertaken by the ASI, the existent occupants of the Jama Masjid oregon however the gross is generated and utilised etc. Let a abbreviated affidavit beryllium filed by the competent authoritative of the ASI successful respect of the supra aspects, and the archetypal record relating to the Jama Masjid beryllium produced earlier tribunal connected the adjacent day of hearing,” the tribunal directed.
The tribunal specified that the manager wide of the ASI should delegate a knowledgeable ASI authoritative to record an affidavit regarding the Jama Masjid. This should beryllium done nether the nonstop supervision of the manager general, ASI, who should clasp a gathering with the cardinal authorities lasting counsels Anil Soni and Manish Mohan, “so arsenic to guarantee that a broad affidavit is filed arsenic to the supra aspects successful respect of the Jama Masjid”.
The directions came successful 2 petitions from 2014, which raised issues regarding Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari’s announcement that helium would anoint his youngest lad arsenic Naib Imam astatine a ceremonial connected November 22, 2014, aft helium had proclaimed himself the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid.
The petitions challenged the legality of this anointment, claiming that it was unauthorised, and sought directions to halt the ceremony. The petitioners highlighted the request for the Jama Masjid to beryllium declared a protected monument and the request to forestall the Bukhari household from utilizing it arsenic their residence. The petitions besides sought that the Delhi Waqf Board beryllium directed to instrumentality implicit the affairs of the Jama Masjid and due guidelines beryllium framed for the assignment of imams.
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