Denying the claims of the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee over a well situated near the masjid, the State of Uttar Pradesh has told the Supreme Court that the subject well is situated on public land.
In a status report filed in the Supreme Court, the State said that the subject well, locally known as “Dharani varah koop”, is not situated inside the Mughal-era structure( which the State described as a “disputed religious structure”). The well has no relation or connection with the “mosque/disputed religious site”, the report stated.
“Even the disputed religious site is itself situated on public land. It is submitted that the well is a public well and is not situated anywhere…