India’s Supreme Court has formally registered a challenge to the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruling that declared the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex in Dhar a Hindu temple, according to court records listing the matter as Diary No. 32281/2026.
Quazi Moinuddin, representing Muslim parties in the decades-old dispute, filed a Special Leave Petition after the Indore bench on May 15 held that the site’s religious character is that of a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati. The high court set aside a 2003 Archaeological Survey of India arrangement that permitted Friday namaz at the protected monument.
The petition is listed as pending on the apex court website. The Hindu side has filed a caveat seeking notice before any interim relief is granted. The high court directed that Muslims may apply to the state for an alternative site for a mosque while ASI retains administrative control.
Following the verdict, ASI issued a May 16 order allowing unrestricted Hindu worship at Bhojshala. Security deployments increased in Dhar as both communities watched the case move to the country’s highest court.
Legal observers said the Bhojshala dispute carries echoes of other temple-mosque cases because the high court relied on archaeological evidence and the Ayodhya precedent. Muslim petitioners contend the ruling disrupted a long-standing arrangement that allowed shared access under ASI supervision since 2003.
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Muslims Moves Supreme Court Against MP High Court’s Bhojshala Verdict