Shimla: A court in Shimla on Thursday upheld the decision of Court of the Municipal Commissioner to demolish the mosque in Sanjauli, located on the outskirts of the Himachal Pradesh capital, as it was illegal and saw widespread protests.

Rejecting the appeal for Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board and the Sanjauli Mosque Committee, Additional District and Sessions Judge Yajuvinder Singh directed to demolish all the floors of the mosque, which was declared illegal.

On May 3, the Commissioner's Court had directed the Waqf Board and the Mosque Committee to demolish the mosque after declaring it illegal.

After the court's order, both the Waqf Board and the Mosque Committee had challenged the decision in Shimla district court.

However, the Sanjauli Mosque Committee said it would challenge the dist

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