By Maktoob
The Moradabad Development Authority (MDA) has assured the Allahabad High Court that no demolition action will be taken against Mustafa Mosque in Moradabad’s Pakbara area unless a formal demolition order is passed.
The assurance was given during the hearing on September 24 of a petition challenging a show-cause notice issued to the mosque on August 21, 2026.
The petition was filed by Zeeshan Ahmad Farid, representing the mosque, challenging the show-cause notice.
The notice was issued to the manager of Mustafa Mosque by the designated officer of the Moradabad Development Authority (MDA) under Section 27 of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973.
Under this section, the authority initiates proceedings to demolish constructions deemed illegal. The notice was issued by the MDA to the mosque’s manager on August 21, 2026.
In the notice, MDA officials said that Mustafa Mosque had been constructed over approximately 300 square metres in Zone 1, SZ-1, Mohalla Eidgah, Delhi Road, near TMU in Pakbara. However, the MDA team was not shown any documents at the site relating to approval for the construction.
Mustafa Mosque, located adjacent to the front of TMU University, is several decades old. However, the MDA notice records August 20, 2026, as the date on which the alleged illegal and unauthorised construction began.
The notice states that the construction was carried out without obtaining permission from the Development Authority, in violation of Sections 14 and 15 of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973.
The final line of the notice states that the mosque’s manager should appear before the competent authority of the Moradabad Development Authority by 1 pm on September 3, 2026, and explain why an order should not be issued to demolish the alleged illegal construction.
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