Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Feb 3: The inquiry related to the Malali Mosque controversy has concluded at the High Court. The additional civil court of Mangaluru had previously issued a verdict on the petition filed by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), accusing Asayyad Abdullahil Madani Mosque of resembling a temple. The petitioners for the mosque approached the high court, questioning the authority of the subordinate court to conduct an inquiry into the controversy. Currently, the High Court has completed the inquiry, and the verdict is pending announcement.
If the high court determines that the civil court of Mangaluru has the authority to conduct the inquiry, the case will proceed. Otherwise, there is a possibility of registering a case in the Mysuru tribunal against the high court's verdict.
The administrative committee of the mosque argued for the quashing of the VHP's petition and the allowance of mosque renovation work to continue. Furthermore, the committee contended that, according to the Wakf Act, the subordinate court does not have the authority to conduct an inquiry into the controversy. However, the court upheld the VHP's petition.
Subsequently, the VHP conducted the Tamboola Prashne ritual at the Ramanjaneya Mandir of Malali, revealing that there was once a temple on the land where the mosque now stands. Amidst this, the administrative committee of the mosque approached the high court, questioning the authority of the subordinate court to hold an inquiry into the controversy.
Chidananda Kedilaya, the lawyer for VHP, stated, “If the high court gives a verdict in favor of VHP, the inquiry will continue in the civil court of Mangaluru. The petition filed by us to inspect the remnants of the temple found in the mosque is in a status quo. We will ask the court to implement the same.”