Madhya Pradesh High Court disposes Ujjain Shahi Masjid appeals after settlement with the municipal corporation
9 October 2026
A division bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore disposed of two writ appeals concerning the Shahi Masjid at Ujjain.
The bench comprised Justice Subodh Abhyankar and Justice Jai Kumar Pillai.
The appellants told the court they had reached a settlement with the Ujjain Municipal Corporation on removing part of the mosque for road widening.
The court held that the civic body's assurances and the interim notice in the case would bind it.
Counsel for the corporation said less than 10 per cent of the Shahi Masjid would be affected.
The road widening is being carried out ahead of the Simhastha Kumbh at Ujjain.
In plain words
Writ appeal Writ appeal — An appeal to a division bench against the order of a single judge in a writ petition.
Simhastha Simhastha Kumbh — The religious congregation held at Ujjain every twelve years.