印度最高法院允许洗白Sambhal的Shahi Jama Masjid, India's Supreme Court allows whitewashing of Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid despite character concerns.

印度最高法院拒绝干预Allahabad高等法院的一项命令,该命令允许印度考古调查局在北方邦Sambhal洗刷Shahi Jama Masjid的外部。 The Supreme Court of India has refused to intervene in an Allahabad High Court order that allowed the Archaeological Survey of India to whitewash the exterior of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. 高等法院因清真寺墙壁被夷为平地而下令施工,并要求清真寺委员会偿还费用。 The high court had ordered the work due to flaking on the mosque walls and required the mosque committee to reimburse the expenses. 尽管声称有关行动可能改变清真寺的特征,但最高法院驳回了该请求,没有重大偏见。 Despite claims that the action could alter the mosque's character, the Supreme Court dismissed the plea, noting no significant prejudice. 这项决定是在关于清真寺宗教意义的长期争议中作出的。 This decision comes amid a longstanding dispute over the mosque's religious significance.