Sambhal mosque survey case: SC reserves verdict on Masjid Committee's challenge

Parmod Kumar New Delhi, Sep. 25 (UNI) The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea by the Sambhal Jama Masjid Committee challenging the survey of the mosque ordered by a trial court in a civil suit filed by Hindu plaintiffs claiming religious rights at the site. The dispute turns on the applicability of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, the validity of appointing an advocate commissioner for a local survey and the claim that the structure is a protected monument falling within an exception to the 1991 law. A bench comprising Justice Panidighantam Sri Narasimha and…