Delhi High Court tells police to hand over keys of Nizamuddin Markaz to mosque leader
Abdul Gh Lone 29 November 2022 0 COMMENTSThe Delhi High Court on Monday directed the police to hand over the keys of Nizamuddin Markaz to its leader Maulana Saad as it rejected the law enforcement agency’s petition to continue restrictions on the mosque imposed after it held the Tablighi Jamaat congregation amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Live Law reported.
The mosque was closed on March 31, 2020, after the Tablighi Jamaat congregation that was organised at the venue was blamed for thousands of coronavirus cases around the country. The event had renewed the stigma against Muslims, triggering a wave of business boycotts and hate speech.
Several cases were filed against those who attended the congregation for reasons such as allegedly disobeying the government’s Covid-19 guidelines or violating the conditions of their visa. But courts have quashed most of the FIRs and acquitted the members.
In March, the court had permitted the mosque to hold prayers on five of its floors during Ramzan.
On Monday, the court said that the keys have to be returned to the person from whom they were taken.
“Are you in possession [of the keys]?” Justice Jasmeet Singh asked the police. “In what capacity have you taken the possession? The FIR was registered under the Epidemic Diseases Act that is over now.”
He also refused to adjudicate on an FIR for the title of the property.
The Delhi Police…
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