Indore, April 2 (IANS) The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday said it will hear the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute regularly from April 6.
The hearing was scheduled for Thursday (April 2), but could not be taken up. The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi fixed the matters for hearing from April 6, 2026, at 2:30 pm.
Notably, the Madhya Pradesh High Court had earlier said it would inspect the disputed complex in Dhar in view of multiple disputes and fixed 2 April for further hearing.
Significant development came a day after the Supreme Court (on 1 April) said the Madhya Pradesh High Court will consider objections raised by the Muslim side regarding the ongoing survey of the Bhojshala Temple–Kamal Maula Mosque complex, while emphasising adherence to principles of natural justice.
The Supreme Court had observed that certain objections raised by parties stemmed from aspects captured during videography conducted at the site and clarified that such objections must also be duly considered by the High Court in accordance with principles of natural justice.
The dispute centres around Bhojshala, an 11th-century monument located in Dhar and protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. The site holds religious significance for both Hindus and Muslims.
Hindus believe the structure is a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi (Saraswati), while Muslims regard it as the Kamal Maula Mosque.
To manage competing claims, a 2003 arrangement by the ASI permitted Hindu to perform pooja on Tuesday and Muslims to offer Namaz on Fridays.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on February 23, had directed all parties to submit their objections and opinions regarding the scientific survey conducted by the ASI.
On March 16, two judges hearing the matter decided to visit the disputed site.
--IANS
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