HC protects Vikarabad mosque, madrasa from forest officials

HC directs forest dept not to interfere with mosque, madrassa sans due process

Telangana High Court told the Forest Dept not to interfere with Ananthagiri Sunni Masjid Osmania madrassa without due process; no forest encroachment allowed.

HC protects Vikarabad mosque, madrasa from forest officials

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has directed Forest Department officials not to interfere with the peaceful possession, administration and management of a mosque, madrasa and old-age home at Ananthagiri Hills in Vikarabad district without following due legal process, while making clear that its order cannot be used to justify encroachment on any Reserve Forest land. Justice Surepalli Nanda passed the order on a petition filed by Mohammed Fai…