Heritage mosque near PM’s residence loses power, water; HC questions move
The Indian Express · Sohini Ghosh ·
A petition in court has raised apprehensions that the masjid, a Waqf-notified and heritage property, will be demolished due to the Centre’s ongoing reclamation of land parcels in the surrounding area.
Referring to the disconnection of water and electricity to the Race Course Masjid, the Delhi High Court Friday remarked that utilities cannot be disconnected in such a manner without notice, when the masjid is a notified property under the relevant statutes.
Justice Subramonium Prasad, addressing the New Delhi Municipal Council, remarked, “You cannot disconnect electricity without notice.”
The judge’s remarks came while the court was hearing a fresh plea filed by the masjid’s imam, appealing against a single-bench order that refused to restore utilities.
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