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HC refuses to stay partial demolition of 400-yr-old mosque in Ahmedabad
The New Indian Express Chennai
|September 25, 2025
A 400-year-old mosque in Ahmedabad is set to lose a portion of its structure after the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea by the Mansa Masjid Trust challenging a road-widening notice issued by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).
The notice had ordered the mosque authorities to peacefully vacate part of the premises in Saraspur to make way for a city development scheme.
Justice Mauna M Bhatt refused to stay the AMC’s order. The court also clarified that Waqf Act provisions do not apply in this case, as the Municipal Commissioner acted under special powers granted by the GPMC Act, rendering the plea legally untenable.
This story is from the September 25, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Chennai.
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