Delhi High Court halts eviction of century-old Waqf graveyard
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The Delhi High Court on Friday halted the eviction of a century-old Waqf-notified graveyard in Civil Lines and directed the government to maintain status quo on the premises, The Indian Express reported.
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The graveyard management contested an October 22 eviction notice, which claimed that the 17-acre plot is the property of the Union government and is administered by the Land and Development Office.
The premises, located between Ludlow Castle Road and Under Hill Road, houses shrines, a mosque and a madrasa. The Qabristan Bagh Sher Jung is managed by a charitable society called Anjuman Wakil-i-Quam Punjabian, which has existed since before 1910, the newspaper reported.
The court ordered the Union government to maintain status quo until the next hearing on March 11, 2027.
On October 22, the Land and Development Office issued the eviction notice to four alleged encroachers on the graveyard premises, giving them 15 days to vacate. It also warned that it would take forcible possession if they failed to comply.
The four had been declared encroachers on a portion of the graveyard land in a civil suit filed by its management in 2018. However, the graveyard management has disputed the October notice’s claim that the entire 17-acre plot belongs to the government.
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