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MP High Court rules Bhojshala Saraswati temple quashes Friday namaz order sparking fresh legal battle
Politics
Published on 15 May 2026
Friday namaz order was set aside after a 2000-page survey
The Madhya Pradesh High Court’s Indore bench recognized the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar district as a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, and directed the Centre and ASI to decide administration and management. It quashed an ASI order from April 7, 2003 that allowed Friday namaz inside the complex. The court relied on ASI’s 2024 scientific survey, saying the site predates the mosque and was built using repurposed temple components. Mosque representatives may seek separate land to build a mosque.
- Court recognized Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex as a Saraswati temple
- Indore bench quashed the ASI order allowing Friday namaz
- Judges cited ASI’s 2024 scientific survey and related records
- Survey claims the structure predates the mosque and uses temple parts
- Mosque representatives can approach state government for separate land
- State and ASI directed to decide administration and management
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