VICTORY - DEMOLITION ORDERED
Illegal Mosque Standing on Govt Hospital land. Demolition Order From Court Secured
Ahle Islam Jama Masjid
Next step is for the government to enforce the order
- Municipal Body officially confirmed the encroachment
Case record
A patch of government land in West Delhi that city planners set aside decades ago for a public hospital has been grabbed to illegally build a mosque, a paper trail of official records and right-to-information replies has revealed.
The land was never allotted for religious use, as per official documents – an encroachment Delhi authorities are legally bound to demolish but have so far hesitated to act upon.
At issue is the Ahle Islam Jama Masjid, right opposite Guru Gobind Singh Government Hospital, in Raghubir Nagar.
A review of documents from three key agencies – the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) – confirms that no allotment, lease or permission was ever issued for a mosque at the site.
On the contrary, the land was acquired from villagers in 1961 for public purposes and specifically earmarked for a hospital.
In a key development in November 2025, the Delhi High Court directed officials to determine which agency owns the land and to remove the unauthorised structure.
All documents related to the case were painstakingly obtained over two years by Save India Foundation.
A government plot documented as being earmarked for public purposes and a hospital was brought under judicial scrutiny after years of administrative inaction.
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