Mosque committee to move SC against Bhojshala verdict

SOCIAL – UNREST

17 MAY 2026

• The Madhya Pradesh High Court verdict on the Kamal Maula-Bhojshala dispute has left the Muslim bodies shaken and uncertain of the way ahead.
• While the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has rejected the verdict, which declared the place a Saraswati temple and asked the mosque petitioners to look for a separate piece of land, the Kamal Maula Mosque Committee will challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court.
• The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is looking “at a possibility of appeal”. Its leadership feels “this case must not be viewed in isolation but as part of a broader trend wherein disputes over religious sites are being revisited, disregarding the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991”.
• The 1991 Act holds central importance in protecting India’s secular structure and constitutional stability by preventing the reopening of historical religious disputes.
• The report presents an analysis of important Supreme Court judgments, particularly the Ismail Faruqui case (1994) and the M. Siddiq (Ayodhya Verdict 2019), arguing that the interpretation in the Ismail Faruqui judgment — which stated that a mosque is not an essential part of Islam — had deep implications for subsequent cases.
•  “Despite Muslims responding to the Supreme Court verdict with constitutional commitment, fresh disputes concerning Gyanvapi, Mathura Eidgah, Kamal Maula Mosque, and other religious places were raised, turning the issue into a matter concerning India’s constitutional identity,” Jamiat president Mahmood Madani said.