The petition was moved by the Management Committee of the Mughal-era mosque, which Hindus claim was built by destroying a Hindu temple.

A court in Sambhal, UP, directed the commissioner to submit a survey report on the Jama Masjid mosque within 10 days, following claims of a temple previously standing on the site. Tensions and violence escalated post-November 19 due to the surveys,

The Bench, also comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar, told the mosque committee to approach an appropriate forum against the district court-ordered survey and in the meantime, asked the trial court to not proceed with the matter.

A bench, led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar, ordered the Allahabad High Court to address the Muslim side's petition within three working days of its filing. The bench advised the Muslim petitioners to challenge the district court's order in the High Court and scheduled a hearing for the week beginning January 6.

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the trial court in Uttar Pradesh not to proceed in the suit against Sambhal Jama Masjid till the mosque committee's

The Supreme Court intervened in the legal dispute over the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, advising petitioners to seek resolution in HC.

"There would be perhaps four hundred four thousand areas in the country where we can raise local issues and say that there was a temple there, etc. The social harmony of our country can be ruined. It is time to think about the future,

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Sambahl trial court not to pass any order related to the survey of a Mughal-era mosque while directing the Uttar Pradesh government to maintain peace and harmony in the violence-hit town.

Four people died after violence broke out in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal after a trial court allowed the survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid following claims that it was built by destroying a Hindu temple.