Budaun Mosque Row: 'Suit Barred By Places Of Worship Act; It's Waqf Property', Masjid Committee Tells Local Court; Next Hearing on Dec 10

The court in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, has dismissed a suit related to the Jama Masjid Shamsi Mosque and Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, ruling that the Places of Worship Act bars such disputes over religious sites. The Act prohibits any change in the character of religious places as they stood on August 15, 1947. The case involved a legal battle over the ownership of land designated as waqf property and the right to challenge its status. The court’s decision upholds the constitutional mandate of preserving the status quo of places of worship, especially those with historical significance.