New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear a petition seeking a direction to stop the construction or naming of any mosque or religious structure after Mughal emperor Babur or the Babri Masjid.
The matter came up for hearing before a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta. During the hearing, the petitioner’s lawyer, calling Babur an aggressor, argued that no mosque should be built or named after him.
The bench also argued that action should be taken against those allegedly involved in such activities. However, the petitioner’s lawyer failed to convince the bench. The bench made it clear that it was not willing to hear the petition, after which the petitioner’s lawyer requested that the petitioner withdraw the petition. The court granted the petitioner permission to withdraw the petition.
Recently, former Trinamool Congress leader and MLA Humayun Kabir announced the construction of a new mosque modeled after the Babri Masjid in Murshidabad, West Bengal. This announcement sparked controversy.
The petition sought directions to the central government, states, and others to consider the petitioner’s case, seeking a stay on the construction, establishment, or naming of any mosque or religious structure in the name of Babur or the Babri Masjid or Babur throughout India.
