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SC refuses to restore Friday namaz at Bhojshala
NDTV··14 Jul
The Supreme Court on July 14, in a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, refused to restore interim Friday namaz at the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The court instead directed the state government to provide worshippers an adjacent open space for prayers between 1 PM and 3 PM every Friday, pending final resolution of the dispute.
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What It Means For You
- Worshippers get a designated weekly prayer window despite the ongoing legal dispute.
- The ruling shows courts balancing religious sentiment against protection of contested sites.
- The Bhojshala dispute remains unresolved, with future hearings likely to follow.
What's Happening
- The Supreme Court refused to restore interim Friday namaz at Bhojshala.
- It ordered Madhya Pradesh to provide an adjacent open prayer space.
- The ASI was barred from making structural changes without court permission.
Bhojshala Dispute
- The Madhya Pradesh High Court had cancelled a 2003 ASI Friday prayer order in May.
- The High Court had also declared the Bhojshala site a temple.
- The Supreme Court case will determine the site's long-term legal status.
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