Ensure order complied with at site of razed mosque: HC to police

Justice Indermeet Kaur pulled up the local police after the counsel for the Jangpura Residents’ Welfare Association adduced photographs showing more number of people offering prayers at the disputed site.

“The photographs show that the court order has been violated. There may be a breach by an interested party in the case but what are you doing? Is it not your duty to see that there is strict compliance with the court orders,” Justice Kaur told the Station House Officer (SHO) of the Nizamuddin police station.

The SHO was called to the court after R K Saini,counsel for the RWA,moved an application,seeking immediate intervention of the court in the alleged breach of the judicial order. Saini had also contended that many of the faithful had even started living at the spot and that their belongings could be seen in the photographs produced in court.

“It seems more than ten people were allowed to enter the area,which was prohibited in the earlier order. You (SHO) must look into this,” said the court.

Subsequently,the court also called upon the standing counsel for the Delhi Government Najmi Waziri and sought a clarification on the controversy.

At this,Waziri said the dispute was among the Noor Charitable Society,which had been maintaining the masjid,the DDA and Jangpura residents and the government had nothing to do with it except maintain law and order in the area. He also said the government was not informed by the RWA about the alleged breach.

Justice Kaur then issued notices of the RWA’s application to the Delhi Police and the Society and sought a formal explanation from them within two weeks.

Meanwhile,the Delhi Wakf Board informed the court that the DDA had offered them an alternate plot in Jangpura at a cost of Rs 91 lakh but the board was unable to pay this much. Negotiations were still on between them and the DDA on the cost of the plot,the board lawyer said.

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