Mosque in Pilibhit Under Scrutiny for Unapproved Construction; Administration Issues Notice:

The authorities claim that a mosque built in KGN Colony in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh is constructed without proper map approval, which has led to the mosque's temporary closing and formal notice to the caretaker by district administration.

Further Particulars of the Case

The mosque is located in KGN Colony within Nagar Kotwali area. City magistrate combinatorically argues that, a notice has been issued to the caretaker of the mosque which is in charge of the contraption construction without the local governing bodies granting them an order map clearance. Chapel Malik has been asked to respond to the aforementioned notice by the 1st of May.

With follow uptakes of the Local and Municipal Government Administrative body ordered decision has led to the mosque being shutdown, suspension of daily worship by lawknown ablution rituals is conducted in the house. The residents around the mosque corroborated that the place of worship has been operating for the last eight years offering five mensal worship sessions ever since it was erected.

No Order of Mandama Enforcement, Clarifies City Magistrate

Tomar said that it is the duty of magistrates courts and civil law to ensure that the closures to their own subordinate courts do not get over rehearsed matters of public guidance. “We have only put out a notice about the construction without details evaluation approach and ask religious worships to cease activities,” he counters.

Context: Illegal Constructions and Government Action

The State Government is continuously taking proactive measures towards all forms of constructions and encroachments within the State. Steps are actively being taken against all illegal constructions across Uttar Pradesh. The same is true for this particular case in Pilibhit, as the administration is trying to understand why a mosque was constructed without the requisite approval maps and what measures are being put in place.

What is clear is that the answer provided by the mosque’s caretaker will shift the balance in one or the other direction. This is a work in progress and will unfold closer to the deadline of May 1.