A fresh petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s ruling that the Bhojshala complex in Dhar is a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati. The dispute also involves claims by Muslim and Jain petitioners over the protected ASI site
Hundreds of Hindu devotees held a “maha aarti” at the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque Complex after the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared it a temple. Muslim residents protested peacefully by offering namaz at home wearing black bands amid tight security deployment
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.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled on the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute in Dhar, quashing a 2003 ASI order allowing Friday prayers. The court also directed the State to consider alternative land for a mosque while upholding the site’s religious character determination
The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court is set to pronounce its long-awaited verdict in the sensitive Bhojshala–Kamal Maula Mosque dispute on May 15. The case, involving competing Hindu and Muslim claims over the Dhar site, has been under litigation for decades.
The Archaeological Survey of India told the Madhya Pradesh High Court that the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex was built using remains of earlier temples from the Paramara period, citing scientific survey evidence, as hearings continue over the site’s religious character
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.
Peace prevailed at the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar as Hindus performed Basant Panchami puja and Muslims offered namaz at separate locations under a Supreme Court-approved time-sharing arrangement amid heavy security deployment
Basant Panchami puja began at the disputed Bhojshala–Kamal Maula complex under heavy security after a Supreme Court time-sharing order. Hindu prayers continued smoothly amid tight policing, while separate arrangements were made for Friday namaz to prevent communal tension
