In the controversial case of illegal shops and a commercial complex built in the Urdu school in the Jamalpur area, the Gujarat High Court dismissed the writ petition by Kanch ni Masjid Trust challenging the notice issued by the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC).

Kanch ni Masjid Trust challenged notices issued by the Amdavad AMC and other related individuals under Section 260(1) of the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act-1949.

In December 2024, BJP MLA from Ellisbridge Amit Shah had alleged in a meeting that the Urdu School near Kanch Ki Masjid in Jamalpur was turned into an illegal shopping complex in the Jamalpur area of Ahmedabad.

A response was submitted by the defendants including the trust, but it was not accepted by the AMC, so the trust again filed an application in the High Court.

Chief government advocate Gursharan Singh Virk on behalf of AMC stated that this disputed construction has been there since 2017 and a civil suit regarding it is also pending in the civil court. 

Virk said that the construction was carried out and illegally used without development permission, leave letter, or other necessary approvals.

The HC accepted the arguments made by AMC and dismissed the trust’s application.

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