UP: Petition in HC challenges orders for demolition of Saharanpur mosque
UP: Petition in HC challenges orders for demolition of Saharanpur mosque
M.U.H
09/09/202618
Prayagraj: A writ petition was filed before the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday against orders for demolition of a mosque situated on the Saharanpur Collectorate premises.
The petition, filed by Advocate Mohammed Tanveer Ahmad under Article 227 of the Constitution, challenged the Saharanpur city magistrate’s demolition order on July 16, 2026 as well as the district judge’s order on September 2, 2026 upholding it.
The state government, through Saharanpur district magistrate, and the mosque’s maulvi and manager, Abdul Hamid, have been made parties in the case.
The petition alleged that both authorities have passed the demolition orders without jurisdiction and authority.
The city magistrate, through an order passed under the Uttar Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction and Unauthorised Occupants) Act 1972 on July 16, directed demolition of the 315 square-metre mosque in the Collectorate premises and imposed a fine of Rs 6.41 crore on its management.
An appeal was filed against the magistrate’s order in the district court.
However, the district judge dismissed the appeal on September 2, following which the authorities demolished the mosque on September 5.
