SAMBHAL: Security was stepped up across the district ahead of Friday prayers and the likely submission of a report on the survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid here b

Mumbai: "Just a couple of days ago, Eknath Shinde addressed a press conference at his Thane residence where he clarified that the entire decision has been left to PM Modi and Amit Shah... He is a part of NDA and an important leader of the alliance. The picture will be clear in a couple of days," says Shiv Sena leader Manisha Kayande.

Tensions remain high in Sambhal as authorities intensify security and the Supreme Court hears a plea challenging the survey of Jama Masjid.

Supreme Court to hear plea seeking stay on Sambhal mosque survey ordered by a district court. The survey aims to verify if the structure was originally a temple.

The panel will be headed by Justice Devendra Kumar Arora, a retired judge of the Allahabad High Court. The other members include Amit Mohan Prasad, a retired IAS officer, and Arvind Kumar Jain, a retired IPS officer.

The Supreme Court will hear a petition against the survey carried out at the Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal on the orders of a civil judge. The mosque’s managing committee has demanded an immediate stay on the survey,

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the plea filed by the management committee of Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid which challenged the November 19 order of a district court, which

The suit was presented on November 19 and, on the same day, the trial court, in an ex-parte order, allowed the request for appointing an Advocate Commissioner for survey of the mosque, the plea said.

The Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee has moved Supreme Court, contesting a trial court's order for a mosque survey that led to violent protests and allegations of targeting minorities. The case raises significant questions about the Places of Worship Act and the protection of historical sites.

The Supreme Court is set to hear on Friday a petition challenging a trial court’s order directing a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, raising questions over its legality and the manner in which it was ordered.