SC declines to hear plea against naming mosques after Babur or Babri Masjid

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking restrictions on the construction or naming of mosques and religious structures after Mughal emperor Babur or Babri Masjid.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to restrain the construction or naming of any mosque or religious structure in the name of Mughal emperor Babur or Babri Masjid.

After a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta showed its disinclination in entertaining the plea, the counsel appearing for the petitioner withdrew it.

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The counsel referred to suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir’s announcement to construct a replica of the Babri Masjid in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.

The plea sought a direction to the Centre, states and others to consider the petitioner’s case for restraining or banning the construction, establishment or naming of any mosque or religious structure in the name of Babur or Babri Masjid or any other derivative names across India.