Gujarat HC rejects Mancha Masjid Trust plea challenging AMC road-widening notice September 24, 2025

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by the Mancha Masjid Trust seeking to quash a July 25 notice from the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC). The notice directed the trust to peacefully vacate part of the 400-year-old Mancha Masjid in Saraspur to make way for a road-widening project under the Town Planning Scheme.

The court also rejected the trust’s request to stay the implementation of the AMC notice for four weeks, after considering the government’s submission that the road-widening project serves the “larger public interest.” Justice Mauna noted that the trust’s challenge was based on claims that AMC proceedings violated the Gujarat Provincial Municipal C

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