Qutub Minar Temple Complex

A Delhi court hearing a plea seeking restoration of Hindu and Jain deities inside the Qutub Minar complex has reserved its order for June 9. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had on Tuesday opposed it saying it is not a place of worship.

Delhi's Saket Court on Tuesday reserved the order on an appeal regarding the restoration of 27 Hindu and Jain temples in the Qutub Minar complex in Mehrauli.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Tuesday opposed a plea before a Delhi Court seeking restoration of Hindu and Jain deities inside the Qutub Minar complex

Sources had earlier said that the Ministry of Culture had issued instructions to get iconography of idols done at the complex, and excavation can be started at a distance of 15 meters from the mosque to the south of Qutub Minar.

Referring to the Ayodhya judgment, a Delhi court rejected a suit seeking restoration of Hindu and Jain deities and right to worship within Qutub Minar complex, saying "past wrongs cannot be the basis for disturbing the peace in present and future".

A Delhi court hearing a plea seeking restoration of Hindu and Jain deities inside the Qutub Minar complex has reserved its order for June 9. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had on Tuesday opposed it saying it is not a place of worship.

Delhi's Saket Court on Tuesday reserved the order on an appeal regarding the restoration of 27 Hindu and Jain temples in the Qutub Minar complex in Mehrauli.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Tuesday opposed a plea before a Delhi Court seeking restoration of Hindu and Jain deities inside the Qutub Minar complex

Sources had earlier said that the Ministry of Culture had issued instructions to get iconography of idols done at the complex, and excavation can be started at a distance of 15 meters from the mosque to the south of Qutub Minar.

Referring to the Ayodhya judgment, a Delhi court rejected a suit seeking restoration of Hindu and Jain deities and right to worship within Qutub Minar complex, saying "past wrongs cannot be the basis for disturbing the peace in present and future".