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Today (April 19), the Supreme Court on April 19 ordered that the keys to a mosque in Erandol Taluka, Jalgaon, will remain with the municipal council. While ordering thus, the bench of Bench of Justices Surya Kant and K.V Vishwanathan disposed of an appeal preferred by the Jumma Masjid Trust Committee against the Bombay High Court’s order directing it to return the keys of the Jalgaon mosque to the council by 13th April.
At the same time, the Bench made it evident that the local council will appoint an officer to open the gate shortly before the beginning of namaz in the morning and keep it open until the namaz is finished. Furthermore, the Court decided that the masjid compound shall be controlled by the Wakf board or the petitioner till further orders.
“The key of the main entrance gate of the entire compound shall remain with the municipal council. There shall be status quo with regard to the masjid compound and it shall be under the control of the wakf board or the petitioner society till further orders,” the Court said.
