Overview
- A division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf ordered the transfer from Jabalpur to Indore.
- The principal bench listed the next hearing for February 23 at the Indore bench.
- The shift follows an earlier move that had consolidated four writ petitions in Jabalpur alongside a pending writ appeal.
- The Supreme Court on January 22 directed the High Court to unseal the ASI’s scientific survey report and supply it to parties for objections, with final hearing to follow.
- Status quo at the Dhar complex remains in force under the ASI’s April 2023 arrangement allowing Hindu worship on Tuesdays and Muslim namaz on Fridays.