Officials said the mosque and other structures had been under illegal occupation for a long time, and despite repeated notices, no action was taken earlier by those in possession.
In a significant development in the case of a mosque in Shimla’s Sanjauli area, the municipal corporation court has ordered the demolition of the entire 5-storey structure
Corporation's legal advisor said, “The structure was an encroachment on government land. This is a reserved forest area under the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA). As per Supreme Court orders, no encroachment is allowed on such land. This was an illegal structure, and we have removed it accordingly.”
The dispute revolves around a plot of over 18,000 square metres in Borvada village of Kasarvadavali, which is owned by New Shri Swami Samarth Borivade Housing Company Private Limited.
Tension erupted in Dharavi slum in Mumbai on Saturday after hundreds of Muslim residents gathered on a road and opposed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's plan to demolish an alleged illegal portion of a mosque.
Amid the row over an illegal mosque in Shimla, representatives of the Muslim welfare committee requested the municipal commissioner to seal the unauthorised part, agreeing to demolish it themselves