Court Notices Issued After Syed Ahmed Bukhari Taken to Court for Large-Scale Land Grab

Case record

A Delhi district court on 17 September, 2026, ordered summons to be issued to multiple defendants in a civil suit brought by Save India Foundation, founded by activist Preet Sirohi, over massive land grab directly linked to Syed Ahmed Bukhari.

The Tis Hazari Court directed that summons be served on eight defendants, namely: Syed Ahmed Bukhari; Imam Abdullah Bukhari Hospital; Imam Abdullah Bukhari Medical Centre; Car Parking Jama Masjid Delhi Foundation Trust; Government of NCT of Delhi through the Chief Secretary; the District Magistrate, Central; the Public Works Department, GNCTD; and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd.

The September 2026 update recorded the next hearing as 29 October 2026.

SIGNIFICANCE

The order is an important procedural step because the defendants will now have to formally respond to the suit before the court, and the legal battle to free public land around Jama Masjid of encroachments has now opened.

Notably, on 27 August, Rashtra Jyoti exclusively reported about two lawsuits filed by SIF alleging large-scale public land grab around Delhi Jama Masjid complex by Bukhari and associated entities.

The report can be read here: https://rashtrajyoti.com/rashtra-jyoti-exclusive-delhi-jama-masjid-syed-ahmed-bukari-encroachment-save-india/

The illegal structures, as per the lawsuits, include: a permanent residential structure, a hospital, a medical centre, a paid car-parking operation, an e-rickshaw charging station and occupation of three public parks.

The lawsuits were filed in:

1. District & Sessions Court, Central District, Tis Hazari Save India Foundation & Anr. v. Syed Ahmed Bukhari & Ors

2. National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi Save India Foundation v. Deputy Commissioner, City S.P. Zone, MCD & Ors.

Notably, a significant portion of illegal structures as alleged in the second suit filed in NGT were razed down by the Delhi authorities two weeks before this development.