The report involves an ongoing legal dispute and competing claims by different parties. The edited version maintains attribution of claims and avoids presenting either side’s position as a final determination beyond the court orders mentioned
The Supreme Court will hear Friday the Muslim side’s plea alleging Madhya Pradesh’s alternate namaz site near the disputed Bhojshala complex is too far. The court asked the state to explore providing an adjacent prayer space, stressing compliance with its earlier interim order
The Muslim side has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s May 15 verdict that recognised the Bhojshala complex in Dhar as a Hindu temple and granted exclusive worship rights to Hindus.
Following a High Court ruling declaring the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex a temple, Hindu groups held a "Mahavijay Mahotsav" victory celebration in Madhya Pradesh. Devotees installed an eternal flame and demanded the return of the original Vagdevi idol from London
Acting on the recent ruling of the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) issued a fresh order on May 16, granting unrestricted access to the Hindu community for worship and learning activities at the site.
The Muslim side in the Bhojshala Temple–Kamal Maula Mosque dispute told the Madhya Pradesh High Court that the complex has historically been recorded as a mosque in revenue records, with no clear evidence of a Saraswati temple established by Raja Bhoj.
The ASI had to submit the report to the Madhya Pradesh High Court on April 29, but it had submitted an application seeking eight more weeks for the survey.
