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SC Issues Contempt Notice to UP Govt Over Madni Masjid Demolition

The bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and AG Masih also restrained the Kushinagar district administration from carrying out any further demolition till the next hearing.
Madni Masjid. Photo: Manoj Singh/The Wire
Madni Masjid. Photo: Manoj Singh/The Wire
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The Supreme Court issued a contempt notice to the district magistrate Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly demolishing part of a mosque in violation of the apex court’s November 2024 judgment that barred demolitions across the country without prior notice.

The bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and A.G. Masih also restrained the Kushinagar district administration from carrying out any further demolition till the next hearing date on March 18.

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