AIMPLB says HC verdict in Bhojshala case to be challenged in Supreme Court
Supreme CourtAnd the Board will provide all possible assistance in this legal battle.The board said in a statement that it “strongly rejects the recent judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Masjid dispute, declaring the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Masjid complex as a Saraswati temple.”AIMPLB Spokesman, SQR Ilyas, said, “The High Court’s judgment has been passed ignoring historical evidence, revenue records, colonial-era official documents, gazetteers and the centuries-old Muslim religious association with the site. The judgment is also in direct conflict with the spirit and constitutional mandate of the Places of Worship Act, 1991.”“The Court has consistently ignored religious usage, official records and constitutional principles and placed extraordinary reliance on traditions related to Raja Bhoja, the historical legacy of Sanskrit learning and the results of the ASI survey. Literary and traditional references do not always constitute conclusive historical evidence, and many religious sites in the subcontinent have been told historically at different times.”He also argued that the High Court judgment favors a hypothetical ancient temple and a civilizational narrative, ignoring the mosque’s centuries-old status, official documentation, ASI’s shared management system and the constitutional principle of preserving the religious character of places of worship after independence.
